Canine procalcitonin messenger RNA expression

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-633

  Kuzi, Sharon ^a   Aroch, Itamar ^a   Peleg, Keren ^a   Karnieli, Ohad ^a   Klement, Eyal ^b   Dank, Gillian ^a,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Medicine and Biotechnology   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute phase protein; Dogs; Infection; Inflammation; Neoplasia

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; CALCITONIN; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASM; REFERENCE VALUE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CALCITONIN; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 55449103173     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870802000516     Document Type: Article

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