Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid in dogs with type I intervertebral disc herniation

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 954-960

  Windsor, R C ^a   Vernau, Karen M ^a,b   Sturges, B K ^b   Kass, P H ^b   Vernau, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar; Lymphocytic inflammation; Pleocytosis; Thoracolumbar

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACK; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 47849106750     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2008.0141.x     Document Type: Article

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