Bronchoscopic Findings in 48 Cats with Spontaneous Lower Respiratory Tract Disease (2002-2009)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-243

  Johnson, L R ^a   Vernau, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cytology; Pneumonia; Pulmonary neoplasia; Respiratory tract endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 79952352929     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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