Caudal cervical disc protrusion in a bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 404-407

  Lambrechts, Nic E ^a   Berry, Wayne L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bengal tiger; Cervical; Intervertebral disc protrusion; Panthera tigris tigris; Ventral slot decompression

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HINDLIMB; HORNER SYNDROME; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CARNIVORA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HINDLIMB; HORNER SYNDROME; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0034280863     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0404:CCDPIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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