Impaired intestinal absorption of glucose in 4 foals with Lawsonia intracellularis infection

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 940-944

  Wong, D W ^a   Alcott, C J ^a   Sponseller, B A ^a   Young, J L ^b   Sponseller, B T ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Abrahams Equine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LAWSONIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE INFECTIONS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GLUCOSE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LAWSONIA BACTERIA;

DESULFOVIBRIONACEAE; LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS;

EID: 67749133423     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0334.x     Document Type: Article

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