Melanoma in the skin of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 729-731

  Waldoch, Jennifer A ^a,d   Burke, Sandy S ^b,e   Ramer, Jan C ^a   Garner, Michael M ^c  

^a INDIANAPOLIS ZOO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^d OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Ginglymostoma cirratum; melanoma; neoplasia; nurse shark; skin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FISH DISEASE; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; SHARK; SKIN TUMOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISH DISEASES; MELANOMA; SHARKS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

GINGLYMOSTOMA CIRRATUM; GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE;

EID: 78650130248     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0014.1     Document Type: Article

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