Standardization and validation of an immunoperoxidase assay for the detection of African horse sickness virus in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 655-667

  Clift, Sarah J ^a   Williams, Mark C ^a   Gerdes, Truuske ^b   Smit, Marie M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African horse sickness virus; Immunohistochemistry; Standardization; Validation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN HORSESICKNESS VIRUS; EQUIDAE; ORBIVIRUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 70349683048     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100510     Document Type: Article

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