Distribution of Neospora caninum within the central nervous system and other tissues of six dogs with clinical neosporosis

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 568-574

  Barber, J S ^a   Payne Johnson, C E ^b   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; BLOOD; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEOSPORA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030342081     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1996.tb02332.x     Document Type: Article

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