Expression of Major Histocompatibility Complex class I and II in a case of Neospora caninum myositis in a dog

Acta Myologica

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-153

  Paciello, O ^a   D'Orazi, A ^b   Borzacchiello, G ^a   Martano, M ^a   Restucci, B ^a   Maiolino, P ^a   Papparella, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Ist Zooprofil Speriment S A M ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Major histocompatibility complex class I and II in dogs; Myositis; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; GLYCOPROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DOG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOSITIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PATHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; NEOSPORA;

EID: 17444373172     PISSN: 11282460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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