Ultrasonographic and pathologic features of intestinal smooth muscle hypertrophy in four cats

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 566-569

  Diana, Alessia ^a   Pietra, Marco ^a   Guglielmini, Carlo ^b   Boari, Andrea ^b   Bettini, Giuliano ^a   Cipone, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal ultrasound; Cat; Intestinal disorders; Smooth muscle hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERITIS; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HYPERTROPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HYPERTROPHY; INTESTINAL DISEASES; ITALY; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0642373915     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2003.tb00508.x     Document Type: Article

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