Multiple papillomas in a diamond python, Morelia spilota spilota

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 946-949

  Gull, Jessica M ^a   Lange, Christian E ^a   Favrot, Claude ^a   Dorrestein, Gerry M ^b   Hatt, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory NOIVBD   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diamond python; Morelia spilota spilota; neoplasia; papilloma; reptile; skin lesion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PAPILLOMA; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; VIRAL SKIN DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BOIDAE; MALE; PAPILLOMA; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, VIRAL;

HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; MORELIA SPILOTA; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 84871499949     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2012-0064R.1     Document Type: Article

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