Evaluation of a novel nested PCR for the routine diagnosis of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-22

  Arjona, Alvaro ^a   Barquero, Nuria ^a   Doménech, Ana ^a   Tejerizo, German ^a   Collado, Victorio M ^a   Toural, Cristina ^a   Martín, Daniel ^a   Gomez Lucia, Esperanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 33846538491     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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