Vertebral heart size in retired racing greyhounds

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-334

  Marin, Liliana M ^a,d   Brown, Jamie ^b   McBrien, Chas ^b,e   Baumwart, Ryan ^b   Samii, Valerie F ^b   Couto, C Guillermo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

^b Veterinary Teaching Hospital   (Colombia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomegaly; Dog; Greyhounds; Heart; Thoracic radiology; VHS

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547237686     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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