Iron storage disease in tapirs

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-52

  Bonar, Christopher J ^a   Trupkiewicz, John G ^b,c   Toddes, Barbara ^b   Lewandowski, Albert H ^a  

^a CLEVELAND METROPARKS ZOO   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Zoological Garden   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemochromatosis; Iron storage disease; Tapir; Tapirus bairdii; Tapirus indicus; Tapirus terrestris

Indexed keywords

EQUUS CABALLUS; RHINOCEROS; TAPIRIDAE; TAPIRUS BAIRDII; TAPIRUS INDICUS; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 33748429194     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-032.1     Document Type: Article

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