Correlation between the clinical course of granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis in dogs and the extent of mast cell infiltration

Veterinary Record

Volumn 148, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 467-472

  Demierre, S ^a   Tipold, A ^b   Griot Wenk, M E ^a   Welle, M ^a   Vandevelde, M ^a   Jaggy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELLS;

EID: 0035858066     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.148.15.467     Document Type: Article

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