Melanophoromas and Iridophoromas in Reptiles

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 146, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 258-268

  Heckers, K O ^a   Aupperle, H ^a   Schmidt, V ^b   Pees, M ^b  

^a LABOKLIN   (Germany)

^b Klinik für Vögel und Reptilien   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatophoroma; Iridophoroma; Melanophoroma; Reptile

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IRIDOPHOROMA; LIZARD; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOPHOROMA; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPTILE; SKIN TUMOR; SNAKE; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR CELL; TURTLE; VISCERAL METASTASIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOPHORES; REPTILES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA; CHAMAELEO CALYPTRATUS; EUBLEPHARIS MACULARIUS; EUNECTES NOTAEUS; GEKKONIDAE; NERODIA FASCIATA; PANTHERA PARDUS; POGONA VITTICEPS; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SISTRURUS; SQUAMATA; VARANUS EXANTHEMATICUS;

EID: 84858615810     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: 15323129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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