Struvite penile urethrolithiasis in a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 588-593

  Harms, Craig A ^a   Lo Plccolo, Rachel ^b   Rotstein, David S ^c   Hohn, Aleta A ^b  

^a Ctr for Marine Sciences/Technology ^*  (United States)

^b US Department of Commerce   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kogia breviceps; Pygmy sperm whale; Struvite; Urethrolith; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVICEPS; CETACEA; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KOGIA; KOGIA BREVICEPS; PHYSETER CATODON; SIGMOIDEA;

EID: 5144232049     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.588     Document Type: Article

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