Optic neuropathy in sheep associated with overdosage of closantel

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 378-380

  Secorun Borges, Alexandre ^a   Nogueria Mendes, Luiz Claudio ^a   Lima De Andrade, Alexandre ^a   Machado, Gisele Fabrino ^a   Peiro, Juliana Regina ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RETINA DEGENERATION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BLINDNESS; BRAZIL; NERVE DEGENERATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OVERDOSE; RETINAL DEGENERATION; SALICYLANILIDES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0345440136     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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