Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis in dogs

Compendium: Continuing Education For Veterinarians

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 678-690

  Adamo, P Filippo ^a,b   Adams, William M ^a   Steinberg, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Emergency Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 37149027859     PISSN: 19408307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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