Additional evaluation of undiagnosed bovine abortion cases may reveal fetal neosporosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Boger, Lore A ^a   Hattel, Arthur L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Cattle; Diagnosis; Immunohistochemistry; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ABORTION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MACROPHAGE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 0037414038     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00041-4     Document Type: Article

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