Preliminary study of mucosal IgA in the equine small intestine: Specific IgA in cases of acute grass sickness and controls

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 457-460

  Nunn, F G ^a   Pirie, R S ^b   McGorum, B ^b   Wernery, U ^c   Poxton, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Grass sickness; Horse; Mucosal IgA; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; EQUIDAE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE C; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD; BOTULISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY; POACEAE; SMALL INTESTINE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINE, SMALL; POACEAE; VACCINATION;

EID: 38449108327     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X193189     Document Type: Article

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