Effects of immunosuppression on encephalitis virus infection in the house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 206-214

  Reisen, William K ^a,b   Chiles, Robert E ^a   Green, Emily N ^a   Fang, Ying ^a   Mahmood, Farida ^a   Martinez, Vincent M ^a   Laver, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic infection; Cyclophosphamide; Dexamethasone; House finch; Immunosuppression; Mosquito blood feeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; CULEX TARSALIS; EQUIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CULEX; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRD; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CULEX; DNA PRIMERS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SONGBIRDS; VIREMIA;

EID: 0038023200     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.2.206     Document Type: Article

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