Valuable stones: The trade in porcupine bezoars
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Gastric bezoars
Bezoar is the accumulation and mass formation of indigestible materials inside the gastrointestinal tract on account of several factors. Bezoars are relatively infrequent, with a reported incidence of 0.07% to 0.4% [1]. Bezoars are classified into several types according to their composition: plant and vegetable fibres (phytobezoars), hair (trichobezoars), medications (pharmacobezoars), or milk...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Global Ecology and Conservation
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2351-9894
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01204