Inherited epilepsy in Dogs

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 51-58

  Ekenstedt, Kari J ^a   Oberbauer, Anita M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dog; Epilepsy; Gene; Inheritance; Progressive myoclonic epilepsy; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INHERITANCE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; REVIEW; SEIZURE;

DOG; EPILEPSY; GENE; INHERITANCE; PROGRESSIVE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY; SEIZURES;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPILEPSY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY;

EID: 84884399654     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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