Radiographic measurement of cardiac size in normal ferrets

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 606-610

  Stepien, Rebecca L ^a   Benson, Keith G ^a   Forrest, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Ferret; Heart; Measurement; Radiography

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FERRET; HEART; HISTOLOGY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERTEBRA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERRETS; HEART; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0033216881     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb00886.x     Document Type: Article

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