Amyloidosis in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-41

  Garner, Micheal M ^a   Raymond, James T ^a   O'Brien, Timothy D ^b   Nordhausen, Robert W ^c   Russell, William C ^d  

^a NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Black footed ferret; Mustela nigripes

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FAMILIAL AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; FERRET; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

AMYLOIDOSIS; AMYLOIDOSIS, FAMILIAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERRETS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 34047139967     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/06-023.1     Document Type: Article

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