Clinical relevance of urate nephrolithiasis in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-177

  Venn Watson, Stephanie ^a   Smith, Cynthia R ^a   Johnson, Shawn ^b   Daniels, Risa ^a   Townsend, Forrest ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

^c Bayside Hospital for Animals   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium acid urate; Bottlenose dolphin; Nephrolithiasis; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; PATHOLOGY; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERUM; ULTRASONICS; URINE;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951840116     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02187     Document Type: Article

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