An overview of glomerular filtration rate testing in dogs and cats

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-165

  Von Hendy Willson, Vanessa E ^a   Pressler, Barrak M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate; Iohexol; Kidney function; Radiolabeled marker

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; INULIN; IODOHIPPURATE SODIUM I 131; IOHEXOL; IOTALAMIC ACID I 125; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADRENAL SCINTISCANNING; ANIMAL HEALTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DISEASE MARKER; DOG; DRUG HALF LIFE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INULIN CLEARANCE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PLASMA CONCENTRATION-TIME CURVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CREATININE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; IOHEXOL; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79953792521     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.05.006     Document Type: Review

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