Junctional epidermolysis bullosa in two domestic shorthair kittens

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Alhaidari, Zeineb ^a   Olivry, Thierry ^b   Spadafora, Anne ^c   Thomas, Randall C ^d   Perrin, Christophe ^e   Meneguzzi, Guerrino ^c   Ortonne, Jean Paul ^c  

^a CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Carolina Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

^e PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LAMININ; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 14944339418     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3164.2005.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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