Evaluation of kinetics and single-read enzyme-linked immunoassays for detection of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sheep

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-230

  Werre, Stephen R ^a,b   Jacobson, Richard H ^a,b   Bowman, Dwight D ^a,b   Dubey, Jitender P ^c   Mohammed, Hussni O ^a,b  

^a Dept of Pop Med and Diagn Sci ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOLOGY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KINETICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036579589     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870201400306     Document Type: Review

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