Mammary carcinoma in a tiger (Panthera tigris): Morphological and immunohistochemical study

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 134-138

  Finotello, Riccardo ^a,d   Ressel, Lorenzo ^a   Verin, Ranieri ^a   Di Lollo, Simonetta ^b   Baroni, Gianna ^b   Piccinini, Renato ^c   Poli, Alessandro ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Falconara Zoo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; mammary carcinoma; tiger; wildlife; zoo animals

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CASE REPORT; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, ANIMAL; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 79952842088     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2010-0044.1     Document Type: Article

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