Effect of oral administration of L-lysine on conjunctivitis caused by feline herpesvirus in cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 99-103

  Stiles, Jean ^a   Townsend, Wendy M ^a   Rogers, Quinton R ^a   Krohne, Sheryl G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LACTOSE; LYSINE; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HERPES VIRUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCORING SYSTEM; THROAT CULTURE; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CONJUNCTIVITIS, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; LYSINE; MALE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE HERPESVIRUS 1; FELIS CATUS; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 0036384965     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/AJVR.2002.63.99     Document Type: Article

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