Experimental induction of chronic borreliosis in adult dogs exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks and treated with dexamethasone

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1104-1112

  Chang, Yung Fu ^a,c   Novosel, Vesna ^a   Chang, Chao Fu ^a   Summers, Brian A ^a   Ma, Din Pow ^a,d   Chiang, Yu Wei ^b   Acree, William M ^b   Chu, Hsien Jue ^b   Shin, Sang ^a   Lein, Donald H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ZOETIS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL LAMENESS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERITIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEURITIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICK;

EID: 14344282765     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.1104     Document Type: Article

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