Rickets in two hand-reared polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cubs

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 132-140

  Kenny, David E ^a   Irlbeck, Nancy A ^b   Eller, Jimmie L ^a  

^a DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

25 OH D; Polar bear; Rickets; Ursus maritimus; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; CALCIUM INTAKE; CASE REPORT; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; RADIOGRAPHY; RICKETS; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN; ZOO ANIMAL;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY; RICKETS; URSIDAE; VITAMIN D; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033087280     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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