Pharmacokinetics and safety of acyclovir in tragopans (Tragopan species)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-276

  Rush, Elizabeth Marie ^a,d   Hunter, Robert P ^b,e   Papich, Mark ^c   Raphael, Bonnie L ^a   Calle, Paul P ^a   Clippinger, Tracy L ^a,f   Cook, Robert A ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Birmingham Zoo Inc   (United States)

^e ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Avian; Herpesvirus; Pharmacokinetics; Pheasants; Species; Tragopan; Tragopans

Indexed keywords

AVES; HERPESVIRIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; TRAGOPAN; TRAGOPAN CABOTI; TRAGOPAN TEMMINCKII;

EID: 29944436519     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2004-026.1     Document Type: Article

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