Melanosis of the urinary bladder in a cow

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-50

  Russo, V ^a,b   Borzacchiello, G ^a   Brun, R ^a   D'Ischia, M ^a   Napolitano, A ^a   Paciello, O ^a   Panzella, L ^a   Roperto, F ^a   Urraro, C ^a   Roperto, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder melanosis; Cows; Eumelanin determination; Immunohistochemic; Microscopic pattern; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; MELANOSIS; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; MELANOSIS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

BOS; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 2; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE;

EID: 38349129441     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-1-46     Document Type: Article

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