Antemortem detection of latent infection with neuropathogenic strains of equine herpesvirus-1 in horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1401-1405

  Allen, George P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HORSE DISEASE; INOCULATION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, EQUID; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LYMPH NODES; VIRUS LATENCY;

ANIMALIA; EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33747748797     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.8.1401     Document Type: Article

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