Equine herpesvirus-1 abortion: Atypical cases with lesions largely or wholly restricted to the placenta

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  Smith, K C ^a   Whitwell, K E ^a   Blunden, A S ^a   Bestbier, M E ^a   Scase, T J ^a   Geraghty, R J ^a   Nugent, J ^a   Davis Poynter, N J ^a   Cardwell, J M ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Herpesvirus; Horse; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; SWAMP;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUINE HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUUS CABALLUS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 2542577114     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/0425164044864732     Document Type: Article

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