Haematological, serum biochemical and serological features of platypuses with and without mycotic granulomatous dermatitis

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 809-813

  Connolly, J H ^a   Obendorf, D L ^a   Whittington, R J ^b  

^a Mt Pleasant Laboratories   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dermatitis; ELISA; Haematology; Mucor amphibiorum; Platypus; Serum biochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MUCOR AMPHIBIORUM; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BINNEYI;

FUNGUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DERMATOMYCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PLATYPUS; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATOMYCOSES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; PLATYPUS; REFERENCE VALUES; TASMANIA;

EID: 0033253793     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb12952.x     Document Type: Article

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