Serologic evidence of vesivirus-specific antibodies associated with abortion in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1033-1039

  Kurth, Andreas ^a,b   Skilling, Douglas E ^a   Smith, Alvin W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; AGE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VESIVIRUS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PREGNANCY; VESIVIRUS;

EQUIDAE; MALACOSOMA AMERICANUM; VESIVIRUS;

EID: 33745636973     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.6.1033     Document Type: Article

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