Plasma concentration of ionized calcium in healthy iguanas

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 326-328

  Dennis, Patricia M ^a,c   Bennett, R Avery ^a,d   Harr, Kendal E ^b   Lock, Brad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA;

CALCIUM;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LIZARD; MALE; PH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IGUANAS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035432803     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.219.326     Document Type: Article

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