Age-related changes in selected haematology parameters in rabbits

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 525-528

  Jeklova, E ^a,b   Leva, L ^a   Knotigova, P ^b   Faldyna, M ^a,b  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Differential leukocyte counts; Haematology; Lagomorphs; Postnatal development

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; RABBIT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AGING; ANIMALS; BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 64449085004     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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