A challenging case: An unusual cause of blindness in a Siberian husky

Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-178

  Gionfriddo, Juliet R ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROTOTHECA;

EID: 34248546718     PISSN: 87507943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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