Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , January 2010

Glycated Hemoglobin is an Indicator of Blood Glucose Status in Horses: Preliminary Study

  • Homayon Reza Shahbazkia, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Homayon Reza Shahbazkia, DVM, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord 115, Iran.
    • ,
  • Behzad Shareghi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of, Biology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
    • ,
  • Mahmoud Aminlari, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

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doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2009.11.007

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , January 2010

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