Development of a technique for contrast radiographic examination of the gastrointestinal tract in ball pythons (Python regius)

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 996-1001

  Banzato, Tommaso ^a   Russo, Elisa ^a   Finotti, Luca ^a   Zotti, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMAGE QUALITY; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PYTHON REGIUS; SMALL INTESTINE; SNAKE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BARIUM SULFATE; BOIDAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

PYTHON REGIUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 84863448204     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.73.7.996     Document Type: Article

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