Role of excessive maternal iron in the pathogenesis of congenital leukoencephalomalacia in captive black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis)

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 343-349

  Paglia, Donald E ^a   Kenny, David E ^b   Dierenfeld, Ellen S ^c   Tsu, I Hsien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICEROS BICORNIS; EQUIDAE; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

FERRITIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PERISSODACTYLA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HAPTOGLOBINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MALE; PEDIGREE; PERISSODACTYLA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0035290080     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.343     Document Type: Article

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