Obstruction of equine small intestine associated with focal idiopathic eosinophilic enteritis: An emerging disease?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 504-512

  Archer, Debra C ^a   Barrie Edwards, G ^a   Kelly, Donald F ^a   French, Nigel P ^a   Proudman, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colic; Eosinophilic enteritis; Eosinophils; Horse; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHILIC ENTERITIS; HELMINTH; HISTOLOGY; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROSA; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ENTERITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EQUIDAE; VERMES;

ANIMALS; ENTERITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645944100     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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