Klinefelter syndrome (39 XXY) in an adult siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 96-99

  Suedmeyer, Wm Kirk ^a   Houck, Marlys L ^b   Kreeger, John ^c  

^a Kansas City Zoo   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

39 XXY; Klinefelter syndrome; Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

Indexed keywords

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS;

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; EPIDIDYMIS; FATALITY; FIBROBLAST; GENETICS; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CARNIVORA; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME BANDING; EPIDIDYMIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FIBROBLASTS; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PROSTATE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0038266579     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2003)34[0096:KSXIAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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