Trace elements and heavy metals in healthy camel blood of United Arab Emirates

Journal of Camel Practice and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Faye, B ^a   Seboussi, R ^a,b   Askar, M ^a,b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Blood; Camel; Heavy metals; Trace elements; UAE

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE;

EID: 33644667113     PISSN: 09716777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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