Pulmonary silicosis in three North American river otters (Lutra canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 564-572

  Suedmeyer, Wm Kirk ^a   Johnson, Gayle ^b   Lovell, Mark A ^c  

^a Kansas City Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser microbe mass spectrometry; Lutra canadensis; North American river otter; Pulmonary silicosis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; LIVER; LUNG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PATHOLOGY; SILICOSIS;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIVER; LUNG; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORTH AMERICA; OTTERS; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0033287935     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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