Feline gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Craig, L E ^a   Hardam, E E ^b   Hertzke, D M ^c   Flatland, B ^a   Rohrbach, B W ^a   Moore, R R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^d EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cats; Eosinophils; Fibrosis; Gastrointestinal tract; Granulation tissue

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FELIDAE;

PREDNISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; FIBROSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EOSINOPHILIA; FIBROSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREDNISONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 63249115465     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.46-1-63     Document Type: Article

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