Cytologic patterns of lymphadenopathy in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-247

  Mylonakis, Mathios E ^a   Papaioannou, Nikolaos ^a   Saridomichelakis, Manolis N ^d   Koutinas, Alexander F ^d   Billinis, Charalambos ^b   Kontos, Vassilios I ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cytology; Dog; Leishmaniosis; Lymph node; Lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA SP.;

EID: 26244433495     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2005.tb00048.x     Document Type: Article

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