Immunohistochemical identification of Encephalitozoon cuniculi in phacoclastic uveitis in four rabbits

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-275

  Giordano, C ^a   Weigt, A ^b   Vercelli, A ^a   Rondena, M ^c   Grilli, G ^c   Giudice, C ^c  

^a Veterinary Practice   (Italy)

^b Animal Eye Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Microsporidia; Phacoclastic uveitis; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RABBIT; UVEITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RABBITS; UVEITIS;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MAMMALIA; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; MICROSPORUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 22244442111     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-5224.2005.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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