Production of γ-interferon by peripheral blood mononuclear cells: An important diagnostic tool for detection of subclinical paratuberculosis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-350

  Stabel, Judith R ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; INTERFERON TYPE II; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030178748     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879600800311     Document Type: Article

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