Determination of age in dogs and cats by use of changes in lens reflections and transparency

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 945-950

  Tobias, Gerald ^a,d   Tobias, Todd A ^a,d   Abood, Sarah K ^b   Hamor, Ralph E ^c   Ballam, Joan M ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ralston Purina Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LENS; LONGEVITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; FEMALE; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032134609     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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