Evaluation of H9N2 avian influenza virus dissemination in various organs of experimentally infected broiler chickens using RT-PCR

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Mosleh, N ^a,b   Dadras, H ^a   Mohammadi, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; H9N2; RT PCR; Tissue tropism

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 77951219773     PISSN: 17281997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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