Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in healthy rabbits and rabbits with clinically suspected encephalitozoonosis

Veterinary Record

Volumn 162, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 618-622

  Jass, A ^a   Matiasek, K ^b   Henke, J ^c   Kuchenhoff H ^b   Hartmann, K ^a   Fischer, A ^a  

^a Clinic of Small Animal Medicine

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Centre of Preclinical Research   (Germany)

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ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 44849137312     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.19.618     Document Type: Article

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