Impact of age and sex of rocky mountain elk (cervus elaphus nelsoni) on follicle counts from rectal mucosal biopsies for preclinical detection of chronic wasting disease

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 868-870

  Spraker, Terry R ^a   Vercauteren, Kurt C ^b   Gidlewski, Tom L ^b   Munger, Randy D ^b   David Walter, W ^b   Balachandran, Aru ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic wasting disease; Live test; Lymphoid follicles; Rectal biopsy; Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI;

EID: 70449338248     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100618     Document Type: Article

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