Congenital myotonia in related kittens

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 281-285

  Hickford, F H ^a   Jones, B R ^b   Gething, M A ^c   Pack, R ^d   Alley, M R ^d  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Massey University ^*  (Ireland)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THOMSEN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIA CONGENITA;

EID: 0032087938     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03651.x     Document Type: Article

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