Mensuration of cervical vertebral ratios in Doberman pinschers and Great Danes

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 124-131

  Drost, Wm Tod ^a,b   Lehenbauer, Terry W ^a   Reeves, Jeff ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical vertebral instability; Doberman pinscher; Dogs; Great dane; Mensuration; Radiology; Spine

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0036519362     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2002.tb01659.x     Document Type: Article

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