Concurrent irradiation and intratumoral chemotherapy with cisplatin for treatment of a fibrosarcoma in a blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 234-238

  Lamberski, Nadine ^a,b   Théon, Alain P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b San Diego Wild Animal Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Ara ararauna; Avian; Blue and gold macaw; Chemotherapy; Cisplatin; Fibrosarcoma; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE REMODELING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; EDEMA; FEMALE; FIBROSARCOMA; IRRADIATION; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ANIMALIA; ARA ARARAUNA; AVES;

EID: 0036765412     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2002)016[0234:CIAICW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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