Age-related changes in the ultrasound appearance of the normal feline pancreas

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-242

  Larson, Martha Moon ^a   Panciera, David L ^a   Ward, Daniel L ^a   Steiner, Jörg M ^b   Williams, David A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Feline; Pancreas; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 22444432522     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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