Comparison between immunohistochemistry and two PCR methods for detection of Neospora caninum in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded brain tissue of bovine fetuses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 328-332

  Sanchez G F D ^a   Banda, R V M ^b   Sahagun, R A ^a   Ledesma, M N ^a   Morales, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fetuses; Formalin; Immunohistochemistry; Neospora caninum; Paraffin; PCR

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GENE PRODUCT; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN PNC5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CATTLE; COCCIDIOSIS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOSPORA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BOVINAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 70349156874     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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