Normal and toxic zinc concentrations in serum/plasma and liver of psittacines with respect to genus differences

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 522-527

  Puschner, Birgit ^a   St Leger, Judy ^a   Galey, Francis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LIVER; PARROT; POULTRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SONGBIRD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LIVER; PARROTS; POULTRY; REFERENCE VALUES; SONGBIRDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZINC;

EID: 0141498945     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100606     Document Type: Article

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