Histopathological and immunohistochemical aspects of Neospora caninum diagnosis in bovine aborted fetuses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 159-163

  Pescador, C A ^a   Corbellini, L G ^a   Oliveira, E C ^a   Raymundo, D L ^a   Driemeier, D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine abortion; Immunohistochemistry; Lung lesion; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BRAIN TISSUE; COW; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG INJURY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MYOCARDITIS; MYOSITIS; NECROSIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TACHYZOITE;

ABORTED FETUS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BRAIN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; RISK FACTORS;

BOVINAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 35648954168     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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