Equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM) due to fumonisins B1 and B2 in Argentina

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-412

  Giannitti, Federico ^a   Diab, Santiago Sain ^b   Pacin, Ana Maria ^c,d   Barrandeguy, Maria ^e   Larrere, Carlos ^f   Ortega, Joaquin ^b   Uzal, Francisco Alejandro ^b  

^a Laboratorio de Diagnóstico Veterinario LDV   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fundacion de Investigaciones Cientificas Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz Lujan   (Argentina)

^d Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Argentina; Equine leukoencephalomalacia; Fumonisins; Horse; Mycotoxins; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; GLIA (ANGIOSPERM); MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959254424     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2011000500007     Document Type: Article

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