Distribution of tissue enzymes in three species of pinnipeds

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Fauquier, Deborah A ^a,b,d   Mazet, Jonna A K ^b   Gulland, Frances M D ^a   Spraker, Terry R ^c   Christopher, Mary M ^b  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Creatine kinase; Liver enzymes; Liver pathology; Pinnipeds; Sorbitol dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PINNIPEDIA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 41749083065     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0012.1     Document Type: Article

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