Effect of semen in urine specimens on urine protein concentration determined by means of dipstick analysis

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-292

  Prober, Laurie G ^a,b   Johnson, Cheri A ^a   Olivier, N Bari ^a   Thomas, Jennifer S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Specialists of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOG; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EJACULATION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROTEINURIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77951005447     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.3.288     Document Type: Article

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