Concentrations of ionized and total magnesium and calcium in healthy horses: Effects of age, pregnancy, lactation, pH and sample type

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-311

  Berlin, Dalia ^a   Aroch, Itamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Equine; Ion selective electrode; Plasma; Serum; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION;

AGE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PREGNANCY; SEROLOGY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 67349257157     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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