Markers of Renal Function and Injury

Designed to aid the laboratory animal veterinarian, researcher, or toxicologist in the proper evaluation of organ function, this updated and revised edition provides the only comprehensive reference of the clinical chemistry of laboratory animals. With contributions from recognized experts in the field, new chapters are included that focus on the pig and the ferret, while many chapters have been rewritten. Expanded coverage was given to urine chemistry, hormones, including melatonin, and the control mechanisms of analytes. Reference values are given in both conventional and S.I. units.