The relationship between hepatic copper content and morphologic changes in the liver of West Highland White Terriers

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 656-661

  Thornburg, L P ^a,b   Rottinghaus, G ^b   Dennis, G ^c   Crawford, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Animal Medical Center   (United States)

^d Bonneycastle Kennels   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic active hepatitis; Copper; Liver disease; West Highland White Terriers

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

COPPER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; METABOLISM; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PLASMA CELL;

ANIMALS; COPPER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, ANIMAL; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHILS; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 0030280624     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589603300604     Document Type: Article

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