Vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in BALB/c mice in both acute and chronic infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 323-328

  Omata, Y ^a   Nidaira, M ^a   Kano, R ^a   Kobayashi, Y ^a   Koyama, T ^a   Furuoka, H ^a   Maeda, R ^a   Matsui, T ^a   Saito, A ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BALB c mice; Congenital transmission; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; INOCULATION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SPLEEN;

NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 2342505740     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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