Table 3.
Semi-quantitative distribution of CDV antigen in central nervous systema by immunohistochemistry.
| Case | Cerebrum | Cerebellum | Mid brain | Spinal cord | Meningeal cells | Ependymal cells | Choroid plexus cells | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nu | As | Nu | As | Nu | As | Nu | As | ||||
| No. 1 | − | + | − | +++ | − | + | NS | − | − | − | |
| No. 2 | + | ++ | + | ++ | − | + | NS | − | − | − | |
| No. 3 | − | ++ | − | +++ | − | ++ | NS | − | − | + | |
| No. 4 | + | +++ | − | ++ | + | ++ | NS | − | + | − | |
| No. 5 | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | ++ | − |
| No. 6 | − | ++ | − | +++ | − | +++ | − | ++ | +++ | ++ | ++ |
| No. 7 | + | ++ | − | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | − |
| No. 8 | + | +++ | + | +++ | + | ++ | − | ++ | − | + | − |
| No. 9 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | − | − |
| No. 10 | +++ | +++ | Gr | ++ | − | ++ | − | ++ | − | − | − |
| No. 11 | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | ++ | |
| No. 12 | − | ++ | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | |
| No. 13 | +++ | ++ | Pu | ++ | ++ | ++ | NS | − | ++ | − | |
Immunoreactivity grading: +++ marked positive, ++ moderate positive, + slight positive, − negative. NS: no sample available. aCentral nervous system: Nu: Neuron, As: Astrocyte, Gr: Granular cells, Pu: Purkinje’s cells.