Gongylonema macrogubernaculum in captive African squirrels (Funisciurus substriatus and Xerus erythropus) and lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-337

  Craig, Linden E ^a   Kinsella, J M ^b   Lodwick, Laura J ^c   Cranfield, Michael R ^c   Strandberg, John D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c Baltimore Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Gongylonema macrogubernaculum; Nematode; Primate; Squirrel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACACA; MALE; MONKEY DISEASE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHARYNX; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; TONGUE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; MACACA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MONKEY DISEASES; MOUTH MUCOSA; PHARYNX; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; SPIRUROIDEA; TONGUE;

EID: 0032150615     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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