Investigations on blood coagulation in the green iguana (Iguana iguana)

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 210-216

  Kubalek, S ^a   Mischke, R ^a   Fehr, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; LIZARD; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBIN TIME;

ANIMALS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; FIBRINOGEN; IGUANAS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0036561613     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2002.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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