Idiopathic granulomatous and necrotising inflammatory disorders of the canine central nervous system: A review and future perspectives

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-149

  Talarico, Lauren R ^a   Schatzberg, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GRANULOMA; IMMUNOLOGY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GRANULOMA; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NECROSIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77950616104     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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