Feline systemic reactive angioendotheliomatosis: Eight cases and literature review

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 608-617

  Fuji, R N ^a   Patton, K M ^a   Steinbach, T J ^b   Schulman, F Y ^b   Bradley, G A ^c   Brown, T T ^d   Wilson, E A ^e   Summers, B A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Electron microscopy; Endothelial cells; Feline diseases; Heart; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; SPINAL CORD; VASCULAR DISEASES;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 24644500831     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-5-608     Document Type: Article

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