Brief communication: Retrospective study of melamine/cyanuric acid-induced renal failure in dogs in Korea between 2003 and 2004

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 348-354

  Yhee, J Y ^a   Brown, C A ^b   Yu, C H ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Poppenga, R ^c   Sur, J H ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Cyanuric acid; Dogs; Food contamination; Kidney disease; Melamine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI;

CYANURIC ACID; MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KOREA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KIDNEY; KOREA; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 66249128110     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.46-2-348     Document Type: Article

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