Haematology and plasma chemistry of Bornean river turtles suffering from shell necrosis and haemogregarine parasites

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 421-426

  Knotkova, Zora ^a   Mazanek, S ^b   Hovorka, M ^b   Sloboda, M ^a   Knotek, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b Municipal Zoological Garden   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blood parasites; Blood profile; Orlitia borneensis; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

DERMATEMYDIDAE; ORLITIA BORNEENSIS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 27744485349     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5643-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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