Intermittent claudication-like syndrome secondary to atherosclerosis in a yellow-naped amazon parrot (Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata)

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 266-276

  Beaufŕre, Hugues ^a   Holder, Kali A ^a   Bauer, Rudy ^a   Schnellbacher, Rodney ^a,b,c   Pariaut, Romain ^a   Tully Jr , Thomas N ^a   Wakamatsu, Nobuko ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazona ochrocephala auropalliata; atherosclerosis; avian; claudication; paresis; peripheral arterial disease; yellow naped Amazon parrot

Indexed keywords

ISOXSUPRINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PARROT;

AMAZONA; ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRD DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; ISOXSUPRINE; MALE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

AMAZONA; AMAZONA OCHROCEPHALA AUROPALLIATA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 84856872802     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/2010-018.1     Document Type: Article

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