Pathological and Ultrastructural Studies on Mucoid Enteropathy in New Zealand Rabbits

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-228

  Haligur, Mehmet ^a   Ozmen, Ozlem ^a   Demir, Necdet ^b  

^a MEHMET AKIF ERSOY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Histology and Embryology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

diarrhea; electron microscopy; mucoid enteropathy; Oryctolagus cuniculi; pathology; rabbit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ORYCTOLAGUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 69749084262     PISSN: 15575063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jepm.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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