A challenging case: Getting to the source of a dog's chronic spinal pain

Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 680-690

  Ledbetter, Eric C ^a   Kerwin, Sharon C ^b   Mansell, Joanne K ^b   Henry, George A ^b,c  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; ETODOLAC;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL LAMENESS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRUCELLA CANIS; CASTRATION; DOG; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA CELL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPINAL PAIN; SPINAL REFLEX; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; URINE CULTURE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR CANIS; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 4444315146     PISSN: 87507943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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