Determination of immunoglobulin A concentrations in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of dogs: An estimation of its diagnostic value in canine steroid-responsive meningitis-arteritis

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-224

  Maiolini, Arianna ^a,b   Carlson, Regina ^a   Schwartz, Malte ^a,b   Gandini, Gualtiero ^c   Tipold, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebrospinal fluid; Dog; Immunoglobulin A; Steroid responsive meningitis arteritis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTERITIS; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; EPILEPSY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROID RESPONSIVE MENINGITIS ARTERITIS;

ANIMALS; ARTERITIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MENINGITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84856318150     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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