Ferret oncology: Diseases, diagnostics, and therapeutics

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Exotic Animal Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 579-625

  Antinoff, Natalie ^a   Hahn, Kevin ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; BICALUTAMIDE; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; BLEOMYCIN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIAZOXIDE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXORUBICIN; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOTRETINOIN; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUPRORELIN; MELATONIN; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MITOTANE; PHOTOCHLOR; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOID; STREPTOZOCIN; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANIMAL DISEASE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BONE BIOPSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE TUMOR; BRUXISM; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTITIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FERRET; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULINOMA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOMA; MUSCLE TUMOR; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; FERRETS; NEOPLASMS;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 4243191479     PISSN: 10949194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvex.2004.05.001     Document Type: Review

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