Acquired canine myasthenia gravis associated with thymoma: Histological features and immunohistochemical localization of HLA type II and IgG

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 715-718

  Paciello, O ^a   Maiolino, P ^a   Navas, L ^a   Papparell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dog; Immunoistochemical localization; Myasthenia gravis; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONHUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FATAL OUTCOME; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0141625783     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014255.96855.98     Document Type: Article

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