Results of diagnostic ophthalmic testing in healthy guinea pigs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 232, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1825-1833

  Coster, Martin E ^a,b   Stiles, Jean ^a,b   Krohne, Sheryl G ^a,b   Raskin, Rose E ^a,b  

^a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences ^*

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TEARS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 47149107070     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.232.12.1825     Document Type: Article

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