Detection of equine herpesvirus-1 in the fetal membranes of aborted equine fetuses by immunohistochemical and in-situ hybridization techniques

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 147-153

  Szeredi, L ^a   Aupperle, H ^b   Steiger, K ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abotion; EHV 1; Equine herpesvirus 1; Fetal membranes; Herpesvirus; Horse; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HERPES; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCHYME CELL; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA VILLUS; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VACCINATION; VASCULITIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUUS CABALLUS; HERPESVIRIDAE;

EID: 0041412637     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(03)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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