Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in the Dog: Historical Background, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Westermarck, Elias ^a   Wiberg, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Canine; Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency; Pancreatic acinar atrophy; Trypsin like immunoreactivity; Tylosin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENZYME; TRYPSIN; TYLOSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ATROPHY; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYMOLOGY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATROPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYMES; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREAS; TRYPSIN; TYLOSIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84869083750     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2012.05.002     Document Type: Review

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