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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
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15 Jun 2012

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Pathology in Practice

Cristian de la FuenteDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.

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G. Diane SheltonDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.

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Jessica MolínDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.

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Martí PumarolaDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.

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Ling T. GuoDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093.

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Sònia AñorDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, Veterinary School, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.

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https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.240.12.1423
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Volume 240: Issue 12
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15 Jun 2012
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Contributor Notes

Presented as a poster presentation at the 23rd Symposium of the European College of Veterinary Neurology and European Society for Veterinary Neurology, Cambridge, England, September 2010.

Address correspondence to Dr. Añor (sonia.anor@uab.es).