Degenerative myelopathy associated with cobalamin deficiency in a cat

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 292-296

  Salvadori, C ^a,b   Cantile, C ^a,b   De Ambrogi, G ^a,b   Arispici, M ^a,b  

^a Istituto di Patologia Speciale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; MALE; PANCREATITIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0141975299     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.2003.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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