Malignant melanoma in a zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata): Cytologic, histologic, and ultrastructural characteristics

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-301

  Irizarry Rovira, Armando R ^a   Lennox, Angela M ^b   Ramos Vara, José A ^c  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^b Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic of Indianapolis   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Electron microscopy; Finch; Melanoma; Signet ring

Indexed keywords

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; FINCH; LIVER; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FINCHES; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA;

EID: 36048984404     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00229.x     Document Type: Article

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