Polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in aqueous humor of cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1589-1593

  Lappin, Michael R ^a   Burney, Derek P ^a   Dow, Steven W ^b   Potter, Terry A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UVEITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; UVEITIS;

EID: 0030280636     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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