Histopathologic and Immunocytochemical Studies of Distemper in Harbor Porpoises

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 1-7

  Kennedy, S ^a   Smyth, J A ^a   Cush, P F ^a   Mcaliskey, M ^a   Mccullough, S J ^a   Rima, B K ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetacea; distemper; Harbor porpoise; immunoperoxidase technique; morbillivirus; Phocoena phocoena

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRONCHUS; DOG DISEASE; DOLPHIN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MICROBIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PARAMYXOVIRUS; PATHOLOGY; SPLEEN; STOMACH MUCOSA;

ANIMAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BLADDER; BRONCHI; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DISTEMPER; DOLPHINS; EPITHELIUM; GASTRIC MUCOSA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; NEURONS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; SPLEEN;

EID: 0025930292     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15444221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030098589102800101     Document Type: Article

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