A review of bovine urothelial tumours and tumour-like lesions of the urinary bladder

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 95-108

  Roperto, S ^a   Borzacchiello, G ^a   Brun, R ^a   Leonardi, L ^b   Maiolino, P ^a   Martano, M ^a   Paciello, O ^a   Papparella, S ^a   Restucci, B ^a   Russo, V ^a   Salvatore, G ^c   Urraro, C ^a   Roperto, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Regional Veterinary Office   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine papillomavirus; Bracken fern; Cattle; Chronic enzootic haematuria; Urinary bladder; Urothelial tumours

Indexed keywords

BAG 3 PROTEIN; CALPAIN 3; FERRITIN HEAVY CHAIN PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SIGMA 2 OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLADDER TUMOR; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 2; BRACKEN FERN; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CATTLE; CYSTITIS CYSTICA; FLAT UROTHELIAL HYPERPLASIA; FLAT UROTHELIAL LESION; HIGH GRADE PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INVASIVE UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA; INVERTED UROTHELIAL PAPILLOMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW GRADE PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL HYPERPLASIA; PAPILLARY UROTHELIAL NEOPLASM OF LOW MALIGNANT POTENTIAL; PAPILLOMA; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ATYPIA; REVIEW; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; UROTHELIAL ATYPIA; UROTHELIAL DYSPLASIA; UROTHELIAL NEOPLASM WITH INVERTED GROWTH PATTERN; UROTHELIAL PAPILLOMA; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; PAPILLOMA; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 77649271116     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.08.156     Document Type: Review

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