Comparison of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and agar gel immunodiffusion tests for the serodiagnosis of equine infectious anemia

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-258

  Paré, Julie ^a   Simard, Carole ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CORE PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA; HORSES; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS, EQUINE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 9444250473     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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