Molecular detection of Canine distemper virus and the immunohistochemical characterization of the neurologic lesions in naturally occurring old dog encephalitis

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 588-597

  Headley, Selwyn A ^a   Amude, Alexandre M ^b   Alfieri, Alice F ^b   Bracarense, Ana Paula F R L ^b   Alfieri, Amauri A ^b   Summers, Brian A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine distemper virus; Immunohistochemistry; Molecular biology; Neuropathology; Old dog encephalitis; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70349832469     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100502     Document Type: Article

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