The use of oral recombinant feline interferon omega in two cats with type II diabetes mellitus and concurrent feline chronic gingivostomatitis syndrome

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Leal, Rodolfo O ^a   Gil, Solange ^a   Brito, Maria T V ^a   McGahie, David ^b   Niza, Maria M R E ^a   Tavares, Luís ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b Virbac SA   (France)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Feline; Gingivostomatitis; Interferon omega

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886009628     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-66-19     Document Type: Article

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