Effect of Postmortem Degradation on the Preservation of Viral Particles and Rabies Antigens in Mice Brains. Light and Electron Microscopic Study

Rabies diagnosis is mainly made on fresh brain tissue postmortem by means of the direct immunofluorescence test. However, in some cases, it is not possible to use this technique, given that the affected nervous tissue goes through a postmortem degradation process, due to problems in the handling and...

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Main Authors: Jeison Monroy-Gómez, Gerardo Santamaría, Ladys Sarmiento, Orlando Torres-Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/9/938