Hemodynamic consequences of cardiac malformations in two juvenile ball pythons (Python regius)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 752-756

  Jensen, Bjarke ^a   Wang, Tobi S ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ball python; Blood pressure; Heart; Python regius; Reptile; Septal defect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BOIDAE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL;

PYTHON REGIUS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 72649086701     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0209.1     Document Type: Article

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