Cutaneous reactivity to mosquito bites and its antigens in cats

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-26

  Nagata, Masahiko ^a,b,d   Ishida, Takuo ^c  

^a Animal Dermatology Center   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Animal Dermatology Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cat; Eosinophilic dermatitis; Hypersensitivity; Miliary dermatitis; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031477158     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.1997.tb00259.x     Document Type: Article

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