CNS disease in the cat. Current knowledge of infectious causes

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 824-836

  Gunn Moore, Danièlle A ^a   Reed, Nicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 80655128333     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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