Sub-occipital craniectomy in a lion (Panthera leo) with occipital bone malformation and hypovitaminosis A

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 455-459

  Shamir, Merav H ^a   Shilo, Yael ^a   Fridman, Alon ^b   Chai, Orit ^a   Reifen, Ram ^a   Miara, Limor ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Chai Keff Zoological Garden ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Craniectomy; Hypovitaminosis A; Lion; Panthera leo

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; LION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCIPITAL BONE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; LIONS; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 53549127828     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2006-0064.1     Document Type: Article

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