Pathogenesis of Experimental Encephalomyocarditis: A Histopathological, Immunohistochemical and Virological Study in Mice

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 142-145

  Psalla, D ^a   Psychas, V ^a   Spyrou, V ^a,b   Billinis, C ^a,c   Papaioannou, N ^a   Vlemmas, I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

EMCV; encephalomyocarditis virus; mouse; viral infection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACINAR CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DEATH; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INOCULATION; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREATITIS; PEYER PATCH; THYMUS; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CARDIOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; HEART; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; PANCREATITIS; PEYER'S PATCHES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; THYMUS GLAND;

ANIMALIA; ENCEPHALOMYOCARDITIS VIRUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748682517     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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