Peripheral neuropathy in a turkey vulture with lead toxicosis

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 214, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1218-1220

  Platt, Simon R ^a,b   Helmick, Kelly E ^a   Graham, John ^a   Bennett, R Avery ^a   Phillips, Lynette ^a   Chrisman, Cheryl L ^a   Ginn, Pamela E ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LEAD POISONING; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RAPTOR;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LEAD POISONING; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RAPTORS;

EID: 0039110407     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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