Presence of pro-lentiviral DNA in male sexual organs and ejaculates of small ruminants

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-442

  Peterson, K ^a   Brinkhof, J ^b   Houwers, D J ^a   Colenbrander, B ^a   Gadella, B M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus; Maedi Visna Virus; Semen; Sexual transmission; Small ruminant lentivirus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; GOAT; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LENTIVIRINAE; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASON; SHEEP; SPERM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS SHEDDING; VISNA VIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CAPRINE; BREEDING; DNA, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENITALIA, MALE; GOATS; LENTIVIRUS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SEMEN; SHEEP; VIRUS SHEDDING; VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; LENTIVIRUS; SMALL RUMINANT LENTIVIRUS; VISNA/MAEDI VIRUS;

EID: 38649132646     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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