Squash-prep cytology in the diagnosis of canine and feline nervous system lesions: A study of 42 cases

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-214

  De Lorenzi, Davide ^a   Mandara, Maria Teresa ^b   Tranquillo, Massimo ^c   Baroni, Massimo ^d   Gasparinetti, Nicola ^f   Gandini, Gualtiero ^e   Masserdotti, Carlo ^a   Bonfanti, Ugo ^g   Bertolini, Giovanna ^a   Vian, Patrizia ^f   Bernardini, Marco ^h  

^a Clinica Veterinaria S Marco   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^d Clinica Veterinaria Valdinievole   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f Clinica Veterinaria Pedriani   (Italy)

^g Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Cat; Cytology; Dog; Spinal tumor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 33745671897     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2006.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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