Experimental induction of Equine protozoan myeloencephalitis (EPM) in the horse: Effect of Sarcocystis neurona sporocyst inoculation dose on the development of clinical neurologic disease

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1164-1170

  Sofaly, C D ^a   Reed, S M ^a   Gordon, J C ^a   Dubey, J P ^a   Oglesbee, M J ^a   Njoku, C J ^a   Grover, D L ^a   Saville, W J A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; PARASITIC DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INOCULATION; MICROSCOPY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0036943201     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1164:eioepm]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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