Spontaneous subcutaneous myxosarcoma in a captive European hedgehog (Erinsceus europaeus)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 627-631

  Singh, Kuldeep ^a   Blas Machado, Uriel ^b   Cooper, Emily J ^a   Caseltine, Shannon L ^a   Nordhausen, Robert ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedgehog; Histology; Myxosarcoma; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ERINACEIDAE;

EID: 33751099032     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870601800622     Document Type: Article

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