Conjunctival impression cytology from dogs with keratoconjunctivitis sicca - Pre- and post-treatment with topical cyclosporine

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 438, Issue , 1998, Pages 997-1000

  Bounous, Denise I ^a   Krenzer, Kathleen L ^b   Kaswan, Renee L ^a   Hirsh, Susan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; METAPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVA; CYCLOSPORINE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; KERATINS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; METAPLASIA;

EID: 0031610163     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5359-5_143     Document Type: Article

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