Photodynamic therapy response in cats with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma as a function of fluence

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-7

  Hahn, Kevin A ^a   Panjehpour, Masoud ^a   Legendre, Alfred M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b THOMPSON CANCER SURVIVAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoplasia squamous cell carcinoma; Phototherapy; Veterinary feline

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 3743056146     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3164.1998.00071.x     Document Type: Article

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