Neuropathology of Italian cats in feline spongiform encephalopathy surveillance

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 626-633

  Iulini, B ^f   Cantile, C ^a   Mandara, M T ^b   Maurella, C ^f   Loria, G R ^c   Castagnaro, M ^d   Salvadori, C ^a   Porcario, C ^f   Corona, C ^f   Perazzini, A Z ^f   Maroni, A ^e   Caramelli, M ^f   Casalone, C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^f LIGURIA E VALLE D AOSTA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Cats; Epidemiology; Histology; Prion diseases; Prions

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PRION; PRION DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; MALE; PRION DISEASES; PRIONS;

EID: 55949121950     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-5-626     Document Type: Article

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