[Utility of immunofluorescence for detection of Sendai virus infection during quarantine of mice and rats].
The detection rates of Sendai virus antigen in the lung and tracheal mucosa by immunofluorescence were comparable to those of virus isolation by chick embryos and seemed to be useful during the quarantine of mice and rats.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D011790:Quarantine; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000956:Antigens, Viral