Hematological and plasma biochemical values of the greater glider in Australia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 370-374

  Viggers, K L ^a   Lindenmayer, D B ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Greater glider; Hematology; Petauroides volans; Reference values

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PETAUROIDES VOLANS;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MARSUPIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0035317040     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.370     Document Type: Article

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