Thrombotic endocarditis in 10 alpacas

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 456-461

  Firshman, A M ^a,b   Wunschmann A ^b,c   Cebra, C K ^a   Bildfell, R ^a   McClanahan, S L ^b,c   Valentine, B A ^a   McKenzie, E ^a   Waitt, L ^a   Margiocco, M ^a   Sisson, D D ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences ^*

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Liver; Mural endocarditis; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TREMATODA;

EID: 42449124610     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0072.x     Document Type: Article

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