Serum haptoglobin concentrations in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 442-446

  Krafft, Bjørn A ^a   Lydersen, Christian ^a   Kovacs, Kit M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diseases; Haptoglobin; Health monitoring; Pusa hispida; Ringed seal; Stress

Indexed keywords

PHOCA HISPIDA;

EID: 33748267683     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.442     Document Type: Article

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