Hyperbiliverdinemia in the shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 161-165

  Pennacchio, Marcello ^a   Bogyi, Michaela ^a   Teh, Likhim ^a   Ghisalberti, Emilio L ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bile pigments; Biliverdin; Jaundice; Shingleback lizards

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; TILIQUA; TRACHYDOSAURUS RUGOSUS;

EID: 2542612314     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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