Survey and clinical application of serum iron, total iron binding capacity, transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin in captive black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata variegata)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-660

  Crawford, Graham C ^a   Andrews, Gordon A ^b   Chavey, Patricia S ^b   Dunker, Freeland H ^a   Garner, Michael M ^c   Sargent, Eva L ^a  

^a San Francisco Zoo   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; Iron; Iron storage disease; Lemur; Phlebotomy; Varecia variegata variegata

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA; VARECIA VARIEGATA VARIEGATA;

EID: 33645678041     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-055.1     Document Type: Review

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