Erythrocyte and platelet indices in babesiosis of dogs

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-267

  Žvorc, Zdravko ^a   Baric Rafaj, Renata ^a   Kules J ^a   Mrljak, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Dog; Erythrocytes; Platelets

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS;

EID: 77952027873     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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