Determination of plasma albumin concentration in healthy and diseased turtles: A comparison of protein electrophoresis and the bromcresol green dye-binding method

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-82

  Müller, Kerstin ^a   Brunnberg, Leo ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochemical analysis; Clinical chemistry; Method comparison; Protein; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; BROMOCRESOL GREEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; TURTLE;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; BROMCRESOL GREEN; COLORIMETRY; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77954355307     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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