Staining abnormalities of dermal collagen in cats with cutaneous asthenia or acquired skin fragility as demonstrated with Masson's trichrome stain

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-54

  Fernandez, Charlene J ^a   Scott, Danny W ^a   Erb, Hollis N ^a   Minor, Ronald R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired skin fragility; Cat; Cutaneous asthenia; Masson's trichrome stain

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0032387161     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.1998.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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