Congenital myasthenia gravis in smooth-haired miniature dachshund dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 920-923

  Dickinson, Peter J ^a   Sturges, Beverly K ^a   Shelton, G Diane ^b   LeCouteur, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Canine; Developmental; Neuromuscular; Receptor

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; EDROPHONIUM;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MYASTHENIC SYNDROME; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EDROPHONIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYASTHENIC SYNDROMES, CONGENITAL; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 28444487452     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2005)19[920:CMGISM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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