Hematologic values for tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 589-597

  Shideler, Susan E ^a   Stoops, Monica A ^a   Gee, Nancy A ^a   Tell, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus nannodes; Hematology; Reference values; Tule elk

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NANNODES; SCHOENOPLECTUS ACUTUS VAR. OCCIDENTALIS;

HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DEER; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; DEER; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036654689     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.589     Document Type: Article

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