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The inheritance of extra-hepatic portosystemic shunts and elevated bile acid concentrations in Maltese dogs.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Jan 2014
O'Leary C A, Parslow A, Malik R, Hunt G B, Hurford R I, Tisdall P L C, Duffy D L
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the heritability of extra-hepatic portosystemic shunts and elevated post-prandial serum bile acid concentrations in Maltese dogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Maltese dogs were recruited and investigated by a variable combination of procedures including dynamic bile acid testing, rectal ammonia tolerance testing, ultrasonography, portal venography, surgical inspection or necropsy. In addition,...
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