Neospora caninum-associated equine protozoal myeloencephalitis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 269-274

  Hamir, A N ^a   Tornquist, S J ^a   Gerros, T C ^a   Topper, M J ^b   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Myeloencephalitis; Neospora caninum; Neosporosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SARCOCYSTIS; SPINAL CORD LESION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BRAIN; COCCIDIOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; NEOSPORA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031740486     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00178-2     Document Type: Article

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