Retrospective evaluation of the incidence and severity of hemosiderosis in a large captive lemur population

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-381

  Glenn, Kelly M ^a   Campbell, Jennifer L ^b   Rotstein, David ^c   Williams, Cathy V ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Delaware Valley College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; Hemosiderosis; Iron overload; Iron status; Lemurs; Prosimian

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; IRON;

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASE; IRON; MAMMAL; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DIET; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HEMOSIDEROSIS; INCIDENCE; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRIMATE DISEASE; PROSIMIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; DIET; HEMOSIDERIN; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; INCIDENCE; IRON; LEMUR; LIVER; NORTH CAROLINA; PRIMATE DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNIVERSITIES;

ANIMALIA; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33645757018     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20231     Document Type: Article

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