Mast Cell Density and Subtypes in the Skin of Shar Pei Dogs with Cutaneous Mucinosis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 309-316

  Welle, M ^a   Grimm, S ^a   Suter, M ^a   Von Tscharner, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0043128808     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.1999.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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