Neoplasia in snakes at the National Zoological Park, Washington, DC (1978-1997)

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-95

  Catao Dias J L ^a   Nichols, D K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE; LIVER TUMOR; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM TUMOR; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MESENCHYMOMA; NEOPLASM; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NONHUMAN; SNAKE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0032896024     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcpa.1998.0253     Document Type: Article

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