Validation of 2 commercial Neospora caninum antibody enzyme linked immunosorbent assays

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 264-271

  Wu, John T Y ^a   Dreger, Sally ^a   Chow, Eva Y W ^a   Bowlby, Evelyn E ^a  

^a Immunology Virology Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEOSPORA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036808409     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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