Equine Culicoides hypersensitivity: Evaluation of a skin test and of humoral response

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-33

  Ferroglio, E ^a   Pregel, P ^a   Accossato, A ^a   Taricco, I ^a   Bollo, E ^a   Rossi, L ^a   Trisciuoglio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DERMATITIS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN TEST; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DERMATITIS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN TESTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33645332094     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00783.x     Document Type: Article

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