Serum Chemistry of Bowhead Whales (Balaena Mysticetus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-79

  Heidel, Jerry R ^a   Philo, L Michael ^b,c   Albert, Thomas F ^b   Andreasen, Claire B ^a   Stang, Bernadette V ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale; Cetacean; Chemistry; Serum

Indexed keywords

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

CREATININE; PLASMA PROTEIN; SODIUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WHALE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CREATININE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SODIUM; TRIGLYCERIDES; WHALES;

EID: 0029689514     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.1.75     Document Type: Article

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