Acute renal failure and anuria associated with vitamin D intoxication in two alpaca (Vicugna pacos) cria

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 443-449

  Gerspach, C ^a,b   Bateman, S ^a,c   Sherding, R ^a   Chew, D J ^a   Besier, A S ^a,d   Grieves, J L ^a   Lakritz, J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLECALCIFEROL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANURIA; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANURIA; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CHOLECALCIFEROL; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; OVERDOSE;

LAMA PACOS; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 77649142629     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0462.x     Document Type: Article

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