Intraocular pressure determination in clinically normal red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-61

  Selmi, André L ^a   Mendes, Guilherme M ^a   McManus, Concepta ^a   Arrais, Patrícia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eye; Geochelone carbonaria; Intraocular pressure; Ophthalmology; Red footed tortoise; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GEOCHELONE; GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; TURTLES;

EID: 0036491793     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0058:IPDICN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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