Evaluation of intraocular pressure in conscious ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) by means of rebound tonometry and comparison with applanation tonometry

Veterinary Record

Volumn 172, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 396-

  Di Girolamo, N ^a   Andreani, V ^a   Guandalini, A ^a   Selleri, P ^a  

^a Centro Veterinario Specialistico (CVS)   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERRET; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCULOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERRETS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TONOMETRY, OCULAR;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 84876223966     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.101086     Document Type: Article

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