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Practical studies on urine demonstrating principles of clinical and veterinary significance
Author(s) -
Ryan J. Philip,
Irwin Jane A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030020019
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , computer science , urine , veterinary medicine , medical education , medicine , medical physics , artificial intelligence
Urine is a versatile and variable fluid that can be readily used in practical classes to demonstrate important biochemical and physiological principles. It can be readily adjusted to simulate a wide variety of medical conditions. This paper describes a range of easily performed experiments and includes some background on clinical and veterinary aspects. The experiments can be adapted for veterinary medicine, animal science, or medical students of biochemistry or physiology. To avoid any possibility of health risks posed by real urine samples, the experiments may be carried out on simulated samples. These experiments are ideal for laboratories with small resources.