Immunohistochemistry of Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors in the Ferret (Mustela putorius furo)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 387-393

  Andrews, G A ^a   Myers III, N C ^a,b   Chard Bergstrom, C ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Castle Shannon Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromogranin; Ferrets; Immunohistochemistry; Islet cell tumor; Neoplasia; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

CHROMOGRANIN; CHROMOGRANIN A; ENOLASE; GLUCAGON; INSULIN; PANCREAS POLYPEPTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FERRET; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; PANCREAS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ADENOMA, ISLET CELL; ANIMALS; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FERRETS; GLUCAGON; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATIC POLYPEPTIDE; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0031230175     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589703400502     Document Type: Article

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