Immunohistochemical identification of Toxoplasma gondii in tissues from Modified Agglutination Test positive sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 347-352

  Silva, A F ^a   Oliveira, F C R ^b   Leite, J S ^a   Mello, M F V ^a   Brandao F Z ^a   Leite, R I J C K ^a   Frazao Teixeira E ^b   Lilenbaum, W ^a   Fonseca, A B M ^a   Ferreira, A M R ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Infections; Ovine; Toxoplasmosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LIVER; MODIFIED AGGLUTINATION TEST; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; SARCOCYSTIS; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAIN; DIAPHRAGM; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; SARCOCYSTIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84870947953     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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