A fibrosarcoma in a Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-77

  Janert, Beate ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagen type; Crococlylus siamensis; Fibrosarcoma; Histogenesis; Immunohistochemical staining; Siamese crocodyle

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FIBROSARCOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAW TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; FIBROSARCOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PALATAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032012249     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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