Diagnosis and treatment of insulin-secreting pancreatic islet cell tumors in ferrets: 57 cases (1986-1994)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 209, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1741-1745

  Caplan, Elaine R ^a   Peterson, Mark E ^a   Mullen, Holly S ^a   Quesenberry, Katherine E ^a   Rosenthal, Karen L ^a   Hoefer, Heidi L ^a   Moroff, Scott D ^a  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZOXIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; FERRET; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; ULTRASOUND; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERRETS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULINOMA; MALE; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0029977916     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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