Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease of Rodents and Small Exotic Mammals

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-113

  Heatley, J Jill ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Disease; Hedgehog; Marsupial; Rodent; Skunk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HEART; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT; RODENT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARNIVORA; DIDELPHIDAE; ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; METATHERIA; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PROCYON; RODENTIA;

EID: 58149138796     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2008.08.006     Document Type: Review

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