Experimental infection of Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) with Toxoplasma gondii simulating natural conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 71-75

  Vitaliano, S N ^a,b   Mineo, T W P ^a,c   Andre M R ^a   Machado, R Z ^a   Mineo, J R ^c   Werther, K ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crested caracara; Experimental infection; IgG antibody; Raptors; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAZIL; CARACARA PLANCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHENOTYPE; RAPTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIRD DISEASES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MICE; RAPTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CALOMYS CALLOSUS; POLYBORUS PLANCUS; RAPTORES; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 77955313992     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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