Ferret Respiratory System: Clinical Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 357-367

  Johnson Delaney, Cathy A ^a   Orosz, Susan E ^b  

^a Eastside Avian And Exotic Medical Center   (United States)

^b Bird and Exotic Pet Wellness Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferret; Lower respiratory tract; Olfactory system; Respiratory system; Upper respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; FERRET; HISTOLOGY; MYCOPLASMOSIS; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; FERRETS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOOTH DISEASES;

MUSTELA;

EID: 79956204400     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2011.03.001     Document Type: Review

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