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Oxalate poisoning in a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Author(s) -
CANFIELD P. J.,
DICKENS R. K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1982.tb02745.x
Subject(s) - phascolarctos cinereus , oxalate , medicine , biology , chemistry , environmental health , organic chemistry , population
SUMMARY A case of suspected acute oxalate poisoning is reported in an aged male koala. The animal had extensive renal oxalosis and a haemorrhagic bladder wall when autopsied. The source of the oxalate was not detected.