Effect of formalin fixation on the immunohistochemical detection of PRRS virus antigen in experimentally and naturally infected pigs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 504-507

  Van Alstine, W G ^a,b   Popielarczyk, M ^a   Albregts, S R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTERIVIRUS; ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; TIME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PORCINE REPRODUCTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME VIRUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036833645     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870201400611     Document Type: Article

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