Right leg muscle atrophy and osteopenia caused by renal adenocarcinoma in a cockatiel (Melopsittacus, undulatus)

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-147

  Freeman, Kimberly P ^a   Hahn, Kevin A ^a   Jones, Michael P ^a   Toal, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockatiel; Neoplasm; Osteopenia; Radiographic appearance; Renal

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PSITTACINE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 0033090236     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb01899.x     Document Type: Article

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