Iron storage disease in birds: Speculation on etiology and implications for captive husbandry

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 192-197

  Sheppard, Christine ^a   Dierenfeld, Ellen ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Avian; Birds of paradise; Hemochromatosis; Hemosiderosis; Iron; Iron storage disease; Mynah; Paradiseadae; Ramphastidae; Sturnidae; Toucan

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIRD; CHELATION THERAPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING; FRUGIVORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEMOSIDEROSIS; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; LIVER BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PARADISAEIDAE; RAMPHASTIDAE; STURNIDAE;

EID: 0036765448     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2002)016[0192:ISDIBS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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