Toxic nephrosis in moose in Norway

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 130-133

  Vikøren, Turid ^a   Handeland, Kjell ^a   Stuve, Gudbrand ^a   Bratberg, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Moose; Narthecium ossifragum; Nephrotoxisis; Plant toxins; Quercus spp; Tannins; Toxic nephrosis

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; NARTHECIUM; NARTHECIUM OSSIFRAGUM; QUERCUS;

PLANT TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEER; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHROSIS; NORWAY; PLANT POISONING;

EID: 0039424106     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.1.130     Document Type: Article

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