Brief communication: Degenerative myelopathy in two boxer dogs

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 684-687

  Miller, A D ^a   Barber, R ^b   Porter, B F ^d   Peters, R M ^c   Kent, M ^b   Platt, S R ^b   Schatzberg, S J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxer; Canine; Degenerative; Myelopathy

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 67650905345     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.08-VP-0270-M-BC     Document Type: Article

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