Cretinism in a North American black bear (Ursus Americanus)

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-36

  Duncan Jr , Robert B ^a   Jones, Jeryl C ^a   Moll, H David ^a,c   Moon, Martha M ^a   Blodgett, Dennis J ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Animals; Bears; Congenital hypothyroidism; Cretinism; Goiter; Thyroid gland hyperplasia; Wild

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URSIDAE;

EID: 0036359266     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb00439.x     Document Type: Article

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