Cerebellar abiotrophy in an alpaca (Lama pacos)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1133-1137

  Mouser, P ^a   Levy M ^a   Sojka, J E ^a   Ramos Vara, J A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotrophy; Alpaca; Cerebellum; GFAP; Immunohistochemistry; Neurofilament

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS;

EID: 75649114230     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.09-VP-0011-M-CR     Document Type: Article

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