Spontaneous Skin Lesions in Beige Rats (Chediak-Higashi Syndrome of Rats)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 651-655

  Ozaki, Kiyokazu ^a   Nishikawa, Tetsu ^b   Nishimura, Masahiko ^b   Narama, Isao ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beige rat; Chediak Higashi syndrome; Dermatitis; Skin

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEDIAK HIGASHI SYNDROME; EPIDERMIS; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RODENT DISEASE; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHEDIAK-HIGASHI SYNDROME; EPIDERMIS; FUNGI; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RODENT DISEASES; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031196859     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.651     Document Type: Article

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