Haematology of the wild adult African giant rat (Cricetomys gambianus, Waterhouse)

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 91-99

  Oyewale, Johnson O ^a   Olayemi, Funsho O ^a   Oke, Olusola A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adult; African giant rat; Cricetomys gambianus; Haematology; Wild

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643102213     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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