Histopathological alterations of lymphatic tissues in cats without feline infectious peritonitis after long-term exposure to FIP virus

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 131-137

  Kipar, A ^a   Bellmann, S ^a   Gunn Moore, D A ^b   Leukert, W ^a   Kohler K ^a   Menger, S ^a   Reinacher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV); Long term exposure; Lymphatic tissues

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONAVIRUS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, VIRAL; CORONAVIRUS, FELINE; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; LYMPHOID TISSUE;

ANIMALIA; CORONAVIRUS; FELIDAE; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS VIRUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032840130     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(99)00101-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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