Histologic features associated with Tritrichomonas foetus-induced colitis in domestic cats

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 797-804

  Yaeger, M J ^b   Gookin, J L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Feline; Histology; Trichomonas

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COLITIS; COLON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; COLITIS; COLON; FECES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

BOS TAURUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 28144436810     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-6-797     Document Type: Article

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