Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 599-616

  Armstrong, P Jane ^a   Blanchard, Geraldine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Animal Nutrition Expertise   (France)

Author keywords

Fat; Fatty liver; Feline; Liver; Obesity; Steatosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN B100; CARNITINE; CERENIA; CLONAZEPAM; COBALAMIN; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAZEPAM; DOLASETRON MESILATE; FAMOTIDINE; GLUCONATE POTASSIUM; LACTULOSE; MAROPITANT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIRTAZAPINE; NEOMYCIN; ONDANSETRON; OXAZEPAM; PHYTOMENADIONE; POTASSIUM; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANOREXIA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET RESTRICTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEINZ BODY ANEMIA; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LIPIDOSIS; LIVER BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REFEEDING; REVIEW; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; LIPIDOSES; LIVER DISEASES; PROGNOSIS;

FELIDAE;

EID: 67649397532     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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