Pigeon breeder's disease (PBD) is an interstitial lung disease induced by exposure to pigeon antigens. Search of antipigeon antigen antibodies (APSA) in serum or bronchoalveolar lavage is generally used for auxiliary diagnostic purposes. However, APSAcan be present in a number of exposed but asympto
Interference by rheumatoid factor activity in the detection of antiavian antibodies in pigeon breeder's disease
✍ Scribed by D. E. Aguilar León; M. Téllez Araiza; J. Arellano García; E. Martínez-Cordero
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-8722
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