PCR detection of lentiviral GAG segment DNA in the white blood cells of sheep and goats

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 355-362

  Wagter, L H A ^a   Jansen, A ^a   Bleumink Pluym, N M C ^b   Lenstra, J A ^b   Houwers, D J ^b  

^a Animal Health Service Drachten   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caprine arthritis encephalitis; Diagnosis; Goat; Leukocyte; Maedi visna; Polymerase chain reaction; Sheep; Virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; OVIS ARIES;

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; GENETICS; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STRUCTURAL GENE; VIROLOGY; VISNA VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CAPRINE; DNA, VIRAL; GENES, GAG; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; VISNA; VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS;

EID: 0032112067     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006181307002     Document Type: Article

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