Neuropathological lesions resembling equine grass sickness in rabbits

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 778-779

  Hahn, C N ^a   Whitwell, K E ^b   Mayhew, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; AUTOPSY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSAUTONOMIA; ENTEROPATHY; GRASS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTESTINE EXAMINATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 21244501357     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.24.778     Document Type: Article

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