Alveolar macrophages as a diagnostic sample for detecting natural infection of pigs with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 238-240

  Mengeling, W L ^a   Lager, K M ^a   Vorwald, A C ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; PATHOLOGY; SWINE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CELL LINE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; LUNG; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; SWINE;

EID: 0030113877     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800215     Document Type: Article

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