Microchip-associated leiomyosarcoma in an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Siegal Willott, Jessica ^a   Heard, Darryl ^a   Sliess, Naime ^a   Naydan, Diane ^b   Roberts, John ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Smooth muscle actin; Egyptian fruit bat; Leiomyosarcoma; Microchip; Neoplasia; Rousettus aegyptiacus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; BAT; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FATAL OUTCOME; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA; ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS;

EID: 34250701670     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2007)038[0352:MLIAEF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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