title: Preservation of feline anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody activity using blood absorbed on filter paper stored under different conditions.
abstract: The present study deals with the successful long-term preservation of feline anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody activity on filter paper strips stored with silica gel. When filter paper strips were kept at 25 degrees C with silica gel, antibody activity in blood samples was preserved for at least six months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nogami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D005782:Gels; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D058428:Silica Gel; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D005782:Gels; D058428:Silica Gel; D012822:Silicon Dioxide