Evaluation of two Neospora caninum recombinant antigens for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of bovine neosporosis

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-279

  Lally, Nicola C ^a,b   Jenkins, Mark C ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030003149     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.3.275-279.1996     Document Type: Article

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