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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2014, Article ID 384165, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/384165
Research Article

Retrograde Positive Contrast Urethrocystography of the Fish Urogenital System

Francesco Macrì,1 Annamaria Passantino,1 Michela Pugliese,1 Simona Di Pietro,1 Daniele Zaccone,2 Pietro Giorgianni,1 Rossella Bonfiglio,1 and Fabio Marino1

1Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell’Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
2Department of Animal Biology and Marine Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy

Received 3 July 2014; Accepted 5 August 2014; Published 12 August 2014

Academic Editor: Bernard Antonius Johannes Roelen

Copyright © 2014 Francesco Macrì et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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