Potential role of multiple rectal biopsies in the diagnosis of equine grass sickness

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 372-377

  Wales, A D ^a,c   Whitwell, K E ^b  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Equine Pathology Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRESOL; METHYL GREEN; PYRONINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CELL DENSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; HORSE GRASS DISEASE; NERVE PLEXUS; NISSL STAINING; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYNEUROPATHY; RECTUM BIOPSY; RECTUM MUCOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33645465956     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.11.372     Document Type: Article

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