Analysis of urine from free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) for normal physiologic values

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 432-434

  Sleeman, Jonathan M ^a   Mudakikwa, Antoine B ^a  

^a Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Center   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Gorilla gorilla beringei; Mountain gorillas; Urinalysis; Urinary reference intervals

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GORILLA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; URINALYSIS; URINE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032234368     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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