Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2397985 | Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A small population of resident T-lymphocytes is present in the normal epidermis of humans, mice, and rats. However, resident epidermal lymphocytes have not been reported in the normal skin of the cat. Skin-biopsy specimens from the normal skin of the dorsolateral trunk from 30 cats were examined histologically and immunohistochemically for the presence of lymphocytes, CD3+ cells, and BLA.36+ cells in epidermis and adnexal epithelia. All examinations were negative. It appears that lymphocytes occur rarely, if at all, in the epidermis and adnexal epithelial of normal cat skin. Hence, the presence of lymphocytes in these structures should be considered abnormal.
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Authors
Michelle M. DVM, Danny W. DVM, DIPL ACVD, Sean P. DVM, DIPL ACVP,