Squamous cell carcinoma in a tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 207-210

  Roe, W D ^a   Alley, M R ^a   Cooper, S M ^b   Hazley, L ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Elles Road Veterinary Centre ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Southland Museum and Art Gallery   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Neoplasia; Sphenodon punctatus; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENDER; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPTILE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STRATIFICATION; TISSUE INJURY; ULCER; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTER; REPTILIA; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036773970     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2002.36313     Document Type: Article

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