Morphologic and cytochemical characteristics of blood cells and hematologic and plasma biochemical reference ranges in green iguanas

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 915-921

  Harr, Kendal E ^a   Rick Alleman, A ^a   Dennis, Patricia M ^a,b   Maxwell, Lara K ^a   Lock, Brad A ^a   Bennett, R Avery ^a,c   Jacobson, Elliott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bay Area Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IGUANA; IGUANA IGUANA; IGUANIA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LIZARD; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; IGUANAS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035869946     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2001.218.915     Document Type: Article

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