The effect of hetastarch (670/0.75) on urine specific gravity and osmolality in the dog

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 388-391

  Smart, L ^a   Hopper, K ^b   Aldrich, J ^a   George, J ^b   Kass, P ^b   Haskins, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial colloid; Clinical pathology; Fluid therapy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

HETASTARCH; PLASMA SUBSTITUTE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; OSMOLARITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELATIVE DENSITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; URINE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HETASTARCH; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PLASMA SUBSTITUTES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINE;

EID: 66149157833     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0252.x     Document Type: Article

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