Review: Role of genetics and the environment in the pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 95-e26

  Bizikova, Petra ^a   Pucheu Haston, Cherie M ^b   Eisenschenk, Melissa N C ^c   Marsella, Rosanna ^d   Nuttall, Tim ^e   Santoro, Domenico ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Pet Dermatology Clinic   (United States)

^d University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE;

EID: 84925446510     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vde.12198     Document Type: Review

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