Comparison of potential dietary and urinary risk factors for ammonium urate nephrolithiasis in two bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) populations

Dietary and urinary risk factors have been implicated in conditions favoring ammonium urate nephrolithiasis in managed dolphins compared with free-ranging dolphins. In this study, urine samples were collected from 16 dolphins (8 cases, 8 controls) from the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program for the pur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of physiology. Renal physiology 2018-08, Vol.315 (2), p.F231-F237
Hauptverfasser:	Le-Bert, Carolina R, Smith, Cynthia R, Poindexter, John, Ardente, Amanda, Meegan, Jenny, Wells, Randall S, Venn-Watson, Stephanie, Jensen, Eric D, Sakhaee, Khashayar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ammonium Biomarkers Cetacea Diet Dolphins & porpoises Nephrolithiasis Risk factors Tursiops truncatus Uric acid Urine
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