Identification of Equine Cutaneous Lymphangioma by Application of a Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Marker

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-60

  Junginger, J ^a   Rotting A ^b   Staszyk, C ^c   Kramer, K ^a   Hewicker Trautwein, M ^a  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (Germany)

^b Clinic for Horses   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cutaneous lymphangioma; Horse; Lymphatic endothelial marker; PROX 1

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN PROX 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CUTANEOUS LYMPHANGIOMA; DERMIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FORELIMB; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOMA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ANIMALS; DERMIS; FORELIMB; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHANGIOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77953356048     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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