Food-specific serum IgE and IgG reactivity in dogs with and without skin disease: Lack of correlation between laboratories

Veterinary Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 447-e70

  Hardy, Jonathan I ^a   Hendricks, Anke ^a   Loeffler, Anette ^a   Chang, Yu Mei ^a   Verheyen, Kristien L ^a   Garden, Oliver A ^a   Bond, Ross ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG; DOG DISEASES; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN DISEASES; STANDARDS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84911444072     PISSN: 09594493     EISSN: 13653164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vde.12137     Document Type: Article

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