Dissecting aortic aneurysm associated with a right ventricular arteriovenous shunt in a mature ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 194-200

  Baptiste, Keith E ^b   Pyle, R Lee ^a   Robertson, John L ^a   Pierson, William ^a   Larsen, Calvert ^a   Warthen, Kenneth ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Box 214 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Arteriovenous shunt; Copper deficiency; Ostrich

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000958204     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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