A RETROSPECTIVE study of end-stage renal disease in captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-77

  LaDouceur, Elise E B ^a,c   Garner, Michael M ^b   Davis, Barbara ^a   Tseng, Flo ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azotemia; end stage renal disease; glomerulopathy; kidney; polar bear; proteinuria; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; CANADA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CANADA; FEMALE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; URSIDAE;

EID: 84897473352     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2013-0071R.1     Document Type: Article

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