Hepatotoxicity and secondary photosensitization in a red kangaroo (Megaleia rufus) due to ingestion of lantana camara

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-207

  Johnson, James Harvey ^a   Jensen, James M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lantana camara; Megaleia rufus; Photosensitization; Red kangaroo

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PLANT;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMATOCRIT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC;

EID: 0032084639     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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