Objective:To verify the antigen-antibody(P24 polyclonal and monoclonal antibody)binding in detecting Borna disease virus(BDV)-P24 protein in paraffin tissue sections and to explore the work conditions. Methods:Forty Sprague-Dawley rats born within24 h were intracranially(i.c.)inoculated in the right cerebral hemisphere with either BDV solution or phosphate-buffered saline(control:sham inoculated). Forty Sprague-Dawley rats and 40 C57 rats without injection were chosen as negative controls. The brains of rat...