Cytologic analysis of synovial fluid in clinically normal tarsal joints of young camels (Camelus dromedarius)

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-328

  Al Rukibat, R K ^a   Bani Ismail, Z A ^a   Al Zghoul, M B ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Camel; Cytology; Synovial fluid; Tarsal joint

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; REFERENCE VALUE; REFRACTOMETRY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TARSAL JOINT;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CELL COUNT; JOINT DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFRACTOMETRY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TARSAL JOINTS;

EID: 33750737756     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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