Blood chemistry and hematology of gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups from birth to postweaning

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-407

  Hall, Ailsa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age specific changes; Clinical chemistry; Gray seal; Hematology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEWBORN; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FASTING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEALS, EARLESS; WEANING;

EID: 0032247837     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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