Understanding and interpreting hematocrit measurements in pinnipeds

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-264

  Castellini, J M ^a   Meiselman, H J ^a,b   Castellini, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood; Cell volume; Coulter counter; Pinnipeds; Rheology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0000036969     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00574.x     Document Type: Article

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