Comparison of Tissue Stages of Hepatozoon americanum in the Dog Using Immunohistochemical and Routine Histologic Methods

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 422-426

  Panciera, R J ^a   Mathew, J S ^a   Cummings, C A ^a   Duffy, J C ^a   Ewing, S A ^a   Kocan, A A ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coyotes; Dogs; Hepatozoon americanum; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUCOCCIDIIDA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RABBITS;

EID: 0035403151     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.38-4-422     Document Type: Article

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