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Zanna, M.J. Docampo, D. Fondevila, A.R.R. Carvalho, S. Cerrato, A. Bassols, L. Ferrer This work has been accepted as free communication at 24th Annual Congress of the ESVD-ECVD, Florence 2010. Abstract Shar peis are affected by hereditary cutaneous hyaluronosis (HCH), a condition caused by an increased synthesis of hyaluronic acid (HA) by dermal fibroblasts secondary […]
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María José Docampo, Giordana Zanna, Dolors Fondevila, Jennifer Cabrera, Carmen López-Iglesias, Andrea Carvalho, Santiago Cerrato, Lluís Ferrer and Anna Bassols Veterinary Dermatology Volume 22, Issue 6, pages 535–545, December 2011 Abstract The Chinese shar-pei dog is known for its distinctive feature of wrinkled and thickened skin, defined as primary or hereditary cutaneous mucinosis. In a […]
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Zanna, D. Fondevila, M. Bardagí, M. J. Docampo, A. Bassols and L. Ferrer Veterinary Dermatology Volume 19, Issue 5, pages 314–318, October 2008 Abstract Cutaneous mucinosis affects primarily shar-pei dogs. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is considered to be the main component of mucin and CD44 is the major cell surface receptor of HA, necessary for its uptake and catabolism. The aims of this study […]
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Giordana Zanna, María J. Docampo ,Dolors Fondevila, Mar Bardagí, Anna Bassols and Lluís Ferrer Veterinary Dermatology Volume 20, Issue 5-6, pages 377–382, October/December 2009 Abstract Shar pei dogs are known for the distinctive feature of thick, wrinkled skin as a consequence of high dermal mucin content. Excessive dermal deposition of mucinous substance leading to severe […]
