Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-specific Antibodies in Dogs. A Comparative Study of Immunoenzymatic, Immunofluorescent and Haemagglutination Titers

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 785-789

  Silva, Deise A O ^a   Cabral, Dagmar D ^b   Bernardina, Bernardette L D ^b   Souza, Maria A ^a   Mineo, José R ^a  

^a Campus Umuarama   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Patologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Dogs; ELISA; Indirect haemagglutination; Indirect immunofluorescence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; MALE; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0031267930     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000600010     Document Type: Review

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