Current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours in dogs and cats

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 411-416

  Lecouteur, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENE THERAPY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033195123     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03113.x     Document Type: Article

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