Autoantibodies against Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) in cerebrospinal fluids from pug dogs with necrotizing meningoencephalitis

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-245

  Shibuya, Masahiro ^a   Matsuki, Naoaki ^a   Fujiwara, Kaori ^a   Imajoh Ohmi, Shinobu ^b   Fukuda, Hiroyuki ^b   Pham, Ngoc T ^a   Tamahara, Satoshi ^a   Ono, Kenichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Canine; CSF; GFAP; NME

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; EPITOPE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; AUTOANTIBODIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS;

BOVINAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34147166103     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.241     Document Type: Article

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