Zinc-responsive dermatosis in dogs: 41 cases and literature review

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-109

  White, Stephen D ^a   Bourdeau, Patrick ^b   Rosychuk, Rod A W ^c   Cohen, Beth ^c   Bonenberger, Terri ^a   Fieseler, Kathryn V ^d   Ihrke, Peter ^a   Chapman, Phillip L ^c   Schultheiss, Patricia ^c   Zur, Gila ^e   Cannon, Andrea ^f   Outerbridge, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ecl Natl Veterinaire de Nantes ^*  (France)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^f Animal Dermatology and Allergy   (United States)

Author keywords

Crusting skin; Dogs; Parakeratosis; Siberian husky; Skin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ZINC SULFATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; IMMUNIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FRANCE; IMMUNIZATION; ISRAEL; MALE; RECORDS; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 18044402136     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2001.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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