Evidence of inheritance of intrahepatic portosystemic shunts in Irish wolfhounds

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 950-952

  van Steenbeek, F G ^a   Leegwater, P A J ^a   van Sluijs, F J ^a   Heuven, H C M ^a   Rothuizen, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dog; Liver; Patent ductus venosus; Pedigree; Test mating

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PEDIGREE; PORTAL VEIN;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; PEDIGREE; PORTAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67749088068     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2009.0319.x     Document Type: Article

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