A Neurologic Syndrome in Golden Retrievers Presenting as a sensory Ataxic Neuropathy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0891-6640
DOI: 10.1892/07-005.1