Cushing's syndrome in a guinea pig

Veterinary Record

Volumn 160, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 878-880

  Zeugswetter, F ^a   Fenske, M ^c   Hassan, J ^b   Kunzel F ^a  

^a Clinic for Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

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CAVIA;

EID: 34347345907     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.160.25.878     Document Type: Article

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