Ocular findings in two colonies of gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus)

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-49

  Beltran, William A ^a   Vanore, Maria ^b   Ollivet, Florence ^c   Nemoz Bertholet, Florence ^d   Aujard, Fabienne ^d   Clerc, Bernard ^b   Chahory, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c Zoo Vet Consultant   (France)

^d Ecophysiology   (France)

Author keywords

Cataract; Lemur; Lens; Microcebus murinus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; FEMALE; FRANCE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CATARACT; FEMALE; FRANCE; INCIDENCE; LEMUR; MALE;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33845748123     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2007.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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