Beta-2-microglobulin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of normal dogs and dogs with neurological disease

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Muñana, Karen R ^a   Saito, Miyoko ^b   Hoshi, Fumio ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beta 2 microglobulin; Cerebrospinal fluid; Dog; ELISA; Inflammatory CNS disease

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; REFERENCE VALUE;

ANIMALS; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENCEPHALITIS; MENINGITIS; MYELITIS; REFERENCE VALUES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34250377355     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165X.2007.tb00204.x     Document Type: Article

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