Comparison of the histology and immunohistochemistry of vaccination-site and non-vaccination-site sarcomas from cats in New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 203-207

  Aberdein, D ^a   Munday, J S ^a   Dyer, C B ^a   Knight, C G ^a   French, A F ^b   Gibson, I R ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Veterinary Pathology Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Veterinary Pathology Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cat; Companion animal; Neoplasia; Pathology; Vaccination; Vaccine associated sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 35448993347     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36769     Document Type: Article

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