Xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus in the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-355

  Lee, Jason T ^a   Miller, Carol A ^a,c   McDonald, Colin T ^b   Allman, John M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Captivity; Diet; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0345286473     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2345(1996)38:4<349::aid-ajp5>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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