Characterization of atherosclerosis by histochemical and immunohistochemical methods in African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) and Amazon parrots (Amazona spp.)

Avian Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 466-472

  Fricke, Cornelia ^a   Schmidt, Volker ^a   Cramer, Kerstin ^a   Krautwald Junghanns, Maria Elisabeth ^a   Dorrestein, Gerry M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Dutch Research Institute for Avian and Exotic Species (NOIVBD)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Parrot; Response to injury hypothesis; Response to retention hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARROT;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARROTS;

AMAZONA; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 76249121750     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8521-111908-Case.1     Document Type: Article

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