Elodontoma in a Degu (Octodon degus)

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 216-220

  Jekl, Vladimir ^a   Hauptman, Karel ^a   Skoric, Misa ^a   Jeklova, Edita ^b   Fictum, Petr ^a   Knotek, Zdenek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

degu; dental disease; dyspnea; malocclusion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 49149131178     PISSN: 15575063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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