Clinical and pathological characterization of northern elephant seal skin disease

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 438-449

  Beckmen, Kimberlee B ^a,e   Lowenstine, Linda J ^b   Newman, John ^c   Hill, James ^d   Hanni, Krista ^a   Gerber, Judith ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

DDT; Hyperkeratosis; Mirounga angustirostris; Northern elephant seal; PCB; Skin disease; Squamous metaplasia; Ulcerative dermatitis

Indexed keywords

ALOPECIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOCA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN ULCER; UNITED STATES;

ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEALS, EARLESS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN ULCER;

EID: 0031174350     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.3.438     Document Type: Article

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