Pentastomosis in Boa constrictor - Diagnosis and endoscopical removal;Pentastomidenbefall bei abgottschlangen (Boa constrictor) - Diagnostik und endoskopische parasitenentfernung

Tierarztliche Praxis Ausgabe K: Kleintiere - Heimtiere

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-449

  Foldenauer, Ulrike ^a   Pantchev, N ^b   Simova Curd, St ^a   Jurado, O M ^a   Hatt, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Vet Med Labor GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air sac endoscopy; Lung anatomy; Porocephalus clavatus; Snakes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOA CONSTRICTOR; PENTASTOMIDA; POROCEPHALUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 58449091521     PISSN: 14341239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1622708     Document Type: Article

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