Hematology, blood chemistry, and bacteriology of the free-ranging Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-27

  Espinosa Avilés, David ^a   Salomón Soto, Víctor Manuel ^b   Morales Martínez, Socorro ^a  

^a Avenida Paseo del Zoológico 600 ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Blood values; Heloderma horridum; Hematology; Mexican beaded lizard

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELODERMA HORRIDUM; HELODERMATIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 41749089620     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0029.1     Document Type: Article

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