Renal ultrasonographic shear-wave elastography and urinary procollagen type III amino-terminal propeptide in chronic kidney disease dogs
Background and Aim: Renal fibrosis is a well-established pathological alteration associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in several species and progresses as CKD advances. Although a renal biopsy is the gold standard for determining renal fibrosis, it is an invasive, impractical method for clin...
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Veterinary World
2020-09-01
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Series: | Veterinary World |
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Online Access: | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.13/September-2020/29.pdf |