A Comparative Review of Canine and Human Rhabdomyosarcoma With Emphasis on Classification and Pathogenesis

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 806-826

  Caserto, B G ^a  

^a Department of Biomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

dog; immunohistochemistry; musculoskeletal; oncology; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL; ONCOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DOG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL; ONCOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883621151     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300985813476069     Document Type: Article

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