Evaluation of transcutaneous pulmonoscopy for examination and biopsy of the lungs of ball pythons and determination of preferred biopsy specimen handling and fixation procedures

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 233, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 440-445

  Stahl, Scott J ^a   Hernandez Divers, Stephen J ^b   Cooper, Tanya L ^b   Blas Machado, Uriel ^b  

^a Stahl Exotic Animal Veterinary Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SNAKE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BOIDAE; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

ANIMALIA; PYTHON REGIUS; PYTHONIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 48749117099     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.233.3.440     Document Type: Article

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