Cerebellar herniation in captive lions (Panthera leo)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 465-468

  Chandra, A M Sundeep ^a   Papendick, Rebecca E ^b   Schumacher, Juergen ^c   Homer, Bruce L ^a   Wollenman, Paul ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d Lion Country Safari   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; LION; MALE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; SKULL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CEREBELLUM; ENCEPHALOCELE; FEMALE; LIONS; MALE; SKULL; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0141610611     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879901100514     Document Type: Article

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