Accuracy of quantitative polymerase chain reaction in samples of frozen and paraffin-embedded healthy skin for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis
ABSTRACT The purpose of the present work was to evaluate the accuracy of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) performed on samples of fresh frozen tissue (FT) and formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) healthy skin. This is a validation study conducted with samples from 46 dogs from an en...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
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Series: | Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000601443&lng=en&tlng=en |