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This updated and extensively revised edition is designed to aid laboratory animal veterinarians, clinical chemists, toxicologists, clinical pathologists and other biomedical investigators. Clinical Chemistry of Laboratory Animals helps these professionals select and interpret clinical chemistry studies on specimens from laboratory animals. Additionally, this comprehensive reference guides the investigator in the evaluation of organs and systems of laboratory animals. Leading experts contribute knowledge in their respective subspecialties. New chapters that focus on the pig and ferret are included, and toher chapters have been rewritten to incorporate new information.
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This second edition adds pigs and ferrets to the list of laboratory animals studied in this reference for laboratory animal veterinarians, clinical chemists, toxicologists, clinical pathologists, and other biomedical investigators. Part one is arranged by species and covers clinical chemical studies and their interpretation. Part two ("classes of analytes") covers carbohydrate metabolism, lipids and lipoproteins, specific proteins, clinical enzymology, hormones, assessment of hepatic function, markers of renal function and injury, and electrolytes, blood gases, and acid-base balance. Loeb is a consultant in clinical pathology; Quimby is Professor at Cornell Medical College and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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