Laminin α2 deficiency-associated muscular dystrophy in a Maine coon cat

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 550-552

  Poncelet, L ^a   Resibois A ^a   Engvall, E ^b   Shelton, G D ^c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ ALPHA2; MEROSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TENDON REFLEX; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 5044243229     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2003.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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