More than meets the eye: Subretinal aspirate from an acutely blind dog

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-113

  Rizzi, Theresa E ^a   Cowell, Rick L ^a,b   Meinkoth, James H ^a   Gilmour, Margi A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorella; Cytology; Prototheca; Subretinal exudate

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CHLORELLA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EYE; FEMALE; INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; BLINDNESS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EYE; FEMALE; INFECTION; PROTOTHECA;

ALGAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROTOTHECA;

EID: 33645791672     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00099.x     Document Type: Article

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