Vertebral heart size ranges specific for whippets

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 400-403

  Bavegems, Valérie ^a   Van Caelenberg, Annemie ^a   Duchateau, Luc ^a   Sys, Stanislas U ^a   Van Bree, Henri ^a   De Rick, André ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Heart; Radiography; VHS; Whippet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PEDIGREE; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; PEDIGREE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERENCE VALUES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 26944448551     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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