Pathological Features of Oxalate Nephrosis in a Population of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in South Australia

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 299-307

  Speight, K N ^a   Boardman, W ^a   Breed, W G ^a   Taggart, D A ^a   Woolford, L ^a   Haynes, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

calcium oxalate; histology; kidney; nephrosis; pathology; Phascolarctidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874781699     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985812456215     Document Type: Article

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