Relationships between low serum cobalamin concentrations and methlymalonic acidemia in cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 472-475

  Ruaux, C G ^a   Steiner, J M ^c   Williams, D A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Clinical Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal tract; Minerals; Nutrition; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; METHYLMALONIC ACID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 67449099926     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0308.x     Document Type: Article

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