Chronic Intestinal Inflammation and Intestinal Disease in Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 8-20

  German, A J ^a   Hall, E J ^a   Day, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteropathy; Gluten sensitivity; Inflammatory bowel disease; Mucosa; Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; THALIDOMIDE;

BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CELIAC DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOG; ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; INTESTINES;

EID: 0038811608     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2003)017<0008:CIIAID>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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