Research on the anatomy and pathology of the psittacine heart

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-11

  Krautwald Junghanns, Maria E ^a   Braun, Sabine ^a   Pees, Michael ^a   Straub, Jens ^a   Valerius, Hans Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aorta; Avian anatomy and pathology; Heart; Major vessels; Psittacine birds

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART; HEART INJURY; HEART SIZE; HEART WEIGHT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARROT; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PSITTACINE;

ALISTERUS; ANIMALIA; AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 3042773245     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2002-004     Document Type: Article

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