The function, composition and analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in companion animals: Part II - Analysis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-32

  Di Terlizzi, Roberta ^a   Platt, Simon R ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Cat; Cerebrospinal fluid; Dog; Neurological disease

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BRAIN PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY TITER; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN INFECTION; CAT; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; CYTOLOGY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; MONOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TURBIDITY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEALTH STATUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 60549117696     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.11.024     Document Type: Review

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