Comparison of agar gel immunodiffusion test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blotting for the detection of BLV antibodies

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 551-558

  Dolz, G ^a   Moreno, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; COSTA RICA; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033211592     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1999.tb01248.x     Document Type: Review

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