Serologic and plasma protein electrophoretic findings in 7 psittacine birds with aspergillosis

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Ivey, Evelyn S ^a,b  

^a ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Plasma protein electrophoresis; Psittacine bird; Serology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038625005     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2000)014[0103:SAPPEF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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