Cytologic Diagnosis of Disease in Amphibians

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 187-206

  Pessier, Allan P ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BODY FLUID; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; SKIN DISEASES;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 33845779551     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2006.10.006     Document Type: Review

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