|
|||||
|
|
Focal epithelial hyperplasia of the oral mucosa in two chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) |
|
| Authors: | William R. Glad Jahn M. Nesland |
| Abstract: | Papillomas in the oral mucosa compatible with focal epithelial hyperplasia are reported in two chimpanzees. The lesions were studied by light and electron microscopy. Virus particles were not observed. The literature dealing with focal epithelial hyperplasia in humans and other animals is reviewed. |
| Keywords: | papilloma oral mucosa chimpanzee light microscopy electron microscopy focal epithelial hyperplasia Pan troglodytes |