Comparison of the acid-phosphatase staining and polymerase chain reaction for detection of Dirofilaria repens infection in dogs in Korea

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1087-1089

  Lee, Sang Eun ^a   Song, Kun Ho ^a   Liu, Jianzhu ^a   Kim, Myung Chul ^a   Park, Bae Keun ^a   Cho, Kyu Woan ^b   Hasegawa, Atsuhiko ^c   Kim, Duck Hwan ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase staining; Canine; Dirofilaria repens; PCR

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA REPENS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIROFILARIA; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GENETICS; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; KOREA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 16544374813     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.1087     Document Type: Article

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