Rhabdomyosarcoma in a terrestrial tortoise (Geochelone nigra) in Nigeria: A case report

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Eyarefe, Oghenemega D ^a   Antia, Richard E ^a   Oguntoye, Cecilia O ^a   Abiola, Olusoji O ^a   Alaka, Olugbenga O ^a   Ogunsola, John O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOCHELONE NIGRA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TURTLE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; MUSCLE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; TURTLES;

EID: 84892189185     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v83i1.300     Document Type: Article

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