Pre-treatment with heat facilitates detection of antigen of Dirofilaria immitis in canine samples

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 250-252

  Little, Susan E ^a   Munzing, Candace ^b   Heise, Steph R ^a   Allen, Kelly E ^a   Starkey, Lindsay A ^a   Johnson, Eileen M ^a   Meinkoth, James ^a   Reichard, Mason V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen test; Dirofilaria immitis; Dog; Heartworm; Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; HEAT TREATMENT; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIGEN TEST; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; HEARTWORM; HEAT TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HOT TEMPERATURE; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITOLOGY;

EID: 84899968441     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.01.007     Document Type: Article

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