Cytologic interpretation of canine cerebrospinal fluid samples with low total nucleated cell concentration, with and without blood contamination

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 392-396

  Doyle, Clare ^a   Solano Gallego, Laia ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood contamination; Cerebrospinal fluid; Dog; Neurologic disease; Nucleated cell concentration

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 70350708163     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2009.00132.x     Document Type: Article

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