Indices of urine N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase and γ-glutamyl transpeptidase activities in clinically normal adult dogs

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-301

  Brunker, Jill D ^a   Ponzio, Nicole M ^a   Payton, Mark E ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 301 MSCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CRYSTALLURIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMURIA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEINURIA; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE PH;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS;

EID: 60749129309     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.2.297     Document Type: Article

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