Association between excess body weight and urine protein concentration in healthy dogs

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-260

  Tefft, Karen M ^a   Shaw, Darcy H ^a   Ihle, Sherri L ^a   Burton, Shelley A ^a   Pack, Leeann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Canine; Microalbuminuria; Obesity related glomerulopathy; Urine protein:creatinine ratio

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINURIA; URINALYSIS; URINE; VETERINARY;

ALBUMINURIA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CREATININE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINURIA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84901923405     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12139     Document Type: Article

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