Gastrointestinal motility and disease in large animals

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 51-59

  Navarre, Christine B ^a,b   Roussel, Allen J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030097021     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.1996.tb02027.x     Document Type: Review

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