Amphibian Hematology

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-480

  Allender, Matthew C ^a   Fry, Michael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOPOIESIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HEMATOPOIESIS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 48249149835     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2008.03.006     Document Type: Review

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