An equine protozoal myeloencephalitis challenge model testing a second transport after inoculation with Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1406-1410

  Saville, W J A ^a   Sofaly, C D ^a   Reed, S M ^a   Dubey, J P ^a,b   Oglesbee, M J ^a   Lacombe, V A ^a   Keene, R O ^a,c   Gugisberg, K M ^a,c   Swensen, S W ^a,c   Shipley, R D ^a,c   Chiang, Y W ^a,c   Chu, H J ^a,c   Ng, T ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY;

ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HORSE; INOCULATION; MODEL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIOASSAY; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SARCOCYSTIS; STRESS; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; STRESS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 14244253596     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-128R     Document Type: Article

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