Successful Management of Subcutaneous Abscess in a Captive Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) |
Win, Phyo Wai
(Laboratory of Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University)
Rhim, Haerin (Laboratory of Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) Kim, Myeongsu (Laboratory of Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) Gim, Seulgi (Jeonbuk Wildlife Center, Jeonbuk National University) Han, Jae-Ik (Laboratory of Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbuk National University) |
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