Diagnosis and clinical management of multiple chromatophoromas in an eastern yellowbelly racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-130

  Suedmeyer, Wm Kirk ^a   Bryan, Jeffrey N ^b   Johnson, Gayle ^b   Freeman, April ^c  

^a Kansas City Zoo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatophoromas; Computed tomography; Eastern yellowbelly racer (Coluber constrictor flaviventris); Fontana masson droplets; S 100 protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMATOPHORE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; SNAKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CHROMATOPHORES; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SNAKES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COLUBER CONSTRICTOR FLAVIVENTRIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 34047106298     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-103.1     Document Type: Article

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