Renal oxalosis in free-ranging green turtles Chelonia mydas

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-49

  Stacy, Brian A ^a   Santoro, Mario ^b   Morales, Juan Alberto ^b   Huzella, Louis M ^c   Kalasinsky, Victor F ^c   Foley, Allen ^d   Mettee, Nancy ^e   Jacobson, Elliott R ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d Fish and Wildlife Research Institute   (United States)

^e Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate; Chelonia mydas; Green sea turtle; Renal oxalosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE;

CALCIUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMISTRY; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CALCIUM OXALATE; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; FLORIDA; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; TURTLES;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LIMON; NORTH AMERICA; TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 47349086995     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao01913     Document Type: Article

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