Effects of imidocarb dipropionate in cats with chronic haemobartonellosis

Veterinary Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  Lappin, Michael R ^a   Brewer, Melissa ^a   Radecki, Steven ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS MYCOPLASMA HAEMOMINUTUM; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

EID: 79251479428     PISSN: 15283593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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