A review of equine sarcoid

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 210-216

  Taylor, S ^a   Haldorson, G ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cisplatin; Horse; Papillomavirus; Sarcoid; Tumour

Indexed keywords

BOVINE PAPILLOMAVIRUS; BOVINE PARVOVIRUS; EQUIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE;

EID: 84874525074     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: 20423292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2012.00411.x     Document Type: Review

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