Clinical Hematology in Reptilian Species

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-30

  Nardini, Giordano ^a,b,c   Leopardi, Stefania ^a   Bielli, Mattia ^d  

^a Clinica Veterinaria Modena Sud   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d Ambulatorio Veterinario Dr Mattia Bielli   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; Clinical pathology; Erythrocytes; Hematology; Leukocyte; Reptile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BLOOD; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; METHODOLOGY; REPTILE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; REPTILES;

REPTILIA;

EID: 84872729485     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2012.09.001     Document Type: Review

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