Article du Bulletin
Selenium and white muscle disease in woodchucks [Le sélénium et la maladie du muscle blanc chez la marmotte d'Amérique].
Fleming W.J., Haschek W.M., Gutenmann W.H., Caslick J.W. & Lisk DJ. · 1977 · J. Wildl. Dis., 13(3): 265-268.
Résumé
Gross and histologic examination of woodchucks (Marmota monax) trapped on farms in Central New York revealed white muscle disease(WMD). The concentration of selenium in the animal tissues, vegetation and soils in the vicinity of trapping did not consistently correlate with the presence of WMD.