Salinomycin-induced Polyneuropathy in Cats: Morphologic and Epidemiologic Data
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Salinomycin-induced polyneuropathy in cats: morphologic and epidemiologic data.
In April 1996, an outbreak of toxic polyneuropathy in cats occurred in the Netherlands. All cats had been fed one of two brands of dry cat food from one manufacturer. Chemical analyses of these foods, stomach contents, and liver and kidney of affected cats revealed contamination with the ionophor salinomycin. Epidemiologic and clinical data were collected from 823 cats, or about 1% of the cats ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinary Pathology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0300-9858,1544-2217
DOI: 10.1354/vp.36-2-152