Risk factors for acquired myasthenia gravis in cats: 105 cases (1986-1998)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-57

  Shelton, G Diane ^a   Mindy, Ho ^a   Kass, Philip H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIBODIES; BREEDING; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033630829     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.55     Document Type: Article

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