Discovery of urinary biomarkers to discriminate between exogenous and semi-endogenous thiouracil in cattle: A parallel-like randomized design.

In the European Union, the use of thyreostats for animal fattening purposes has been banned and monitoring plans have been established to detect potential abuse. However, this is not always straightforward as thyreostats such as thiouracil may also have a semi-endogenous origin. Therefore, this stud...

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Main Authors: Lieven Van Meulebroek, Jella Wauters, Beata Pomian, Julie Vanden Bussche, Philippe Delahaut, Eric Fichant, Lynn Vanhaecke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5896977?pdf=render