Intraocular pressure in normal llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas (Lama pacos)

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-34

  Nuhsbaum, M Tanja ^a   Gionfriddo, Juliet R ^a   Powell, Cynthia C ^a   Aubin, Marcia L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Camelid; Intraocular pressure; Llama; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009992738     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2000.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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