Electrophoretic pattern of serum proteins in horses with babesiosis

Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Barrera, R ^a   Carapeto, M V ^a   Habela, M A ^a   Zaragoza, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Electrophoresis; Horse; Serum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 78650457598     PISSN: 0301732X     EISSN: 07176201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0301-732X2010000300008     Document Type: Article

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