Feline Leukemia Virus-associated Myelopathy in Cats

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 536-545

  Carmichael, K P ^a   Bienzle, D ^b   Mcdonnell, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; feline leukemia virus; myelopathy; neurotropism; retrovirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CHEMISTRY; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; MALE; PARESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036728840     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15444221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.39-5-536     Document Type: Article

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