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Lead toxicosis of captive vultures: case description and responses to chelation therapy

BACKGROUND: Lead, a serious threat for raptors, can hamper the success of their conservation. This study reports on experience with accidental lead intoxication and responses to chelation therapy in captive Cinereous (Aegypius monachus) and Egyptian (Neophron percnopterus) Vultures. RESULTS: Soil co...

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Autores principales: Pikula, Jiri, Hajkova, Pavlina, Bandouchova, Hana, Bednarova, Ivana, Adam, Vojtech, Beklova, Miroslava, Kral, Jiri, Ondracek, Karel, Osickova, Jitka, Pohanka, Miroslav, Sedlackova, Jana, Skochova, Hana, Sobotka, Jakub, Treml, Frantisek, Kizek, Rene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23324224
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-11