Liver disease in young rabbits infected by calicivirus through nasal and oral routes

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 362-365

  Ferreira, P G ^a   Costa e Silva, A ^a   Aguas A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hepatic transaminases; Liver pathology; Mononuclear inflammation; RHD resistance; RHDV

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RECEPTOR;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; LIVER DISEASE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; RABBIT; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, RABBIT; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

ANIMALIA; CALICIVIRIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 33748158309     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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