Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 224-228 , July 2009

Pathological and Ultrastructural Studies on Mucoid Enteropathy in New Zealand Rabbits

  • Mehmet Haligur, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Burdur, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mehmet Haligur, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, 15100 Burdur, Turkey
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  • Ozlem Ozmen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Burdur, Turkey
    • ,
  • Necdet Demir, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histology and Embryology and TEMGA, Faculty of Medicine, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey

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PII: S1557-5063(09)00061-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jepm.2009.06.006

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 224-228 , July 2009

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