Antigen-specific antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid after intramuscular injection of ovalbumin in horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 588-592

  Furr, Martin ^a  

^a MARION DUPONT SCOTT EQUINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis; Neuroimmunology; Sarcocystis neurona

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; OVALBUMIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842341547     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2002.tb02392.x     Document Type: Article

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