Usefulness of Urinary Creatinine/Urea Nitrogen Ratio as Indicator of Body Protein Catabolism in Dogs Fed Low Protein Diets

Usefulness of Urinary Creatinine/Urea Nitrogen Ratio as Indicator of Body Protein Catabolism in Dogs Fed Low Protein Diets

Low protein diets (LPs) constitute a reportedly effective form of nutritional therapy for canine chronic kidney disease and cirrhosis. These diets have long been feared to result in reduced muscle mass due to protein catabolism. This adverse effect, however, remains largely unrecognized in veterinar...

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Main Authors: Shushi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Ohta, Etsuko Hasegawa, Shiori Hashida, Yasuyuki Kaneko, Shinya Mizutani, Benedict Huai Ern Ong, Kiyokazu Naganobu, Shidow Torisu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
canine
urinary creatinine
urinary urea nitrogen
low protein diet
protein catabolism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00449/full

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