The Senior Ferret (Mustela Putorius Furo)

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-122

  Hoppes, Sharman M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal disease; Cardiomyopathy; Ferret; Geriatric; Lymphoma; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERRET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGING; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FEMALE; FERRETS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 76249097222     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2009.12.002     Document Type: Review

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