Combined Cytosine Arabinoside and Prednisolone Therapy for Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology in 2 Dogs
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Kim, Tae-Ho
(Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University and BK21 Programfor Veterinary Science)
Seo, Kyoung-Won (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University and BK21 Programfor Veterinary Science) Lee, Young-Heun (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University and BK21 Programfor Veterinary Science) Hwang, Cheol-Yong (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University and BK21 Programfor Veterinary Science) Lee, Young-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) Youn, Hwa-Young (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University and BK21 Program for Veterinary Science) |
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