Hematologic, protein electrophoresis, biochemistry, and cholinesterase values of free-living black stork nestlings (Ciconia nigra)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 379-386

  Lanzarot, M Pilar ^a   Barahona, M Victoria ^b   San Andrés, Manuel I ^b   Fernández García, Manuel ^a   Rodríguez, Casilda ^b  

^a GesNatura sl   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Black stork; Butyrylcholinesterase; Ciconia nigra; Electrophoresis; Hematology; Nestlings; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CICONIA NIGRA;

EID: 24344505020     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.2.379     Document Type: Article

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