Atherosclerosis in parrots. A review

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 50-60

  Bavelaar, F J ^a   Beynen, A C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial diseases; Atherosclerosis; Avian diseases; Cholesterol; Nutrition; Nutritional diseases; Parrot diseases; Risk factors; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; DIET; DYSPNEA; HEART DISEASE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETHARGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARESIS; PARROT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; PARROTS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 3042728264     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2004.9695168     Document Type: Review

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