Echocardiographic diagnosis of dirofilariasis in a ferret

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 172-174

  Sasai, H ^a   Kato, K ^a   Sasaki, T ^a   Koyama, S ^a   Kotani, T ^b   Fukata, T ^b  

^a Kitasuma Animal Hospital   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRET; FILARIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE;

EID: 0034169319     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03189.x     Document Type: Article

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