Spontaneous canine model of atopic dermatitis

Animal Models of Human Inflammatory Skin Diseases

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 353-370

  Hillier, Andrew ^a   Olivry, Thierry ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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