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Case Report

Whip-like heterophil projections in consecutive blood films from an injured gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) with systemic inflammation

N. I. StacyDepartment of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;Disney's Animals, Science and Environment, Bay Lake, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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D. V. FredholmDisney's Animals, Science and Environment, Bay Lake, FL, USA
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C. RodriguezDisney's Animals, Science and Environment, Bay Lake, FL, USA
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L. CastroDisney's Animals, Science and Environment, Bay Lake, FL, USA
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J. W. HarveyDepartment of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Pages 162-165 | Received 17 Feb 2017, Accepted 27 Apr 2017, Published online: 12 May 2017

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