Nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis in two West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus spp.)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 707-711

  Keller, Martha ^a,b   Moliner, José L ^c   Vásquez, Grettys ^c   Cruz, Danilo ^d   Bello, Orestes ^e   Costidis, Alex M ^a   Rommel, Sentiel A ^a,f   Calderwood Mays, Maron B ^g   Gearhart, Scott ^h  

^a Marine Mammal Pathobiology Laboratory   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c IMV Laboratorio Provincial de Diagnóstico Jovellanos   (Cuba)

^d National Aquarium of Cuba   (Cuba)

^e IMV Ciénaga de Zapata   (Cuba)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^g Florida Vet Path Inc   (United States)

^h SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney stone; Manatee; Nephrolithiasis; Pyelonephritis; Renal calculi; Trichechus manatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 53049107382     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.3.707     Document Type: Article

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