Cerebral arteriosclerosis in an aged captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 381-385

  McOrist, Steven ^a   Tseng, Flo ^a   Jakowski, Rich ^a   Keating, John ^a   Pearson, Chris ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis; Electron microscopy; Polar bear; Ursus maritimus; Ursus sp.

Indexed keywords

BAYLISASCARIS; NEMATODA; URSUS; URSUS MARITIMUS; URSUS SP.;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUDDEN DEATH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; URSIDAE;

EID: 0038305879     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0381:CAIAAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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