Plasma amino acid and whole blood taurine concentrations in cats eating commercially prepared diets

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1374-1382

  Heinze, Cailin R ^a   Larsen, Jennifer A ^a   Kass, Philip H ^a   Fascetti, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TAURINE;

AGE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY CONDITION SCORE; BODY WEIGHT; BREED DIFFERENCE; CAT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEMOLYSIS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAURINE BLOOD LEVEL;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATS; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; TAURINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70450247246     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.11.1374     Document Type: Article

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