Evaluation of serum amyloid a and surfactant protein D in sera for identification of the clinical condition of horses with bacterial pneumonia

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 827-830

  Hobo, Seiji ^a   Niwa, Hidekazu ^a   Anzai, Toru ^a  

^a EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial pneumonia; Clinical condition; Equine; Serum amyloid A; Surfactant protein D

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SERUM AMYLOID A; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN D; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

EID: 34548442576     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.827     Document Type: Article

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