Vitamin A concentrations in serum and liver from Florida panthers

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-177

  Dunbar, Mike R ^a,c   Cunningham, Mark W ^b   Linda, Stephen B ^a  

^a Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

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

^c US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Cougar; Endangered species; Felis concolor coryi; Florida panther; Nutrition; Retinol; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

FELIS; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI;

RETINOL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; FEMALE; FLORIDA; LIVER; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033113520     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.2.171     Document Type: Article

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