Cystitis, pyelonephritis, and urolithiasis in rats accidentally fed a diet deficient in vitamin A

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 790-794

  Munday, John S ^a   McKinnon, Hilary ^b   Aberdein, Danielle ^a   Collett, Mark G ^a   Parton, Kathleen ^a   Thompson, Keith G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; RETINOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; DIET; EPITHELIUM; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD STORAGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER EXAMINATION; MILK; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; UROLITHIASIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CYSTITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; LIVER; PYELONEPHRITIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UROLITHIASIS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RATTUS;

EID: 74049110545     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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