Renal Disease in Reptiles: Diagnosis and Clinical Management

Reptile Medicine and Surgery

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 878-892

  Hernandez Divers, Stephen J ^a,b,c   Innis, Charles J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine   (United States)

^c Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Animal Health Department   (United States)

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EID: 67549126778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-72-169327-X/50070-5     Document Type: Chapter

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