Experimental infection of sheep with Neospora caninum oocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1120-1123

  O'Handley, Ryan ^a   Liddell, Susan ^b   Parker, Carolyn ^c   Jenkins, Mark C ^c   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; PARASITISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DNA DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036941359     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1120:eioswn]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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