Effect of infestation with Rhipicephalus sanguineus on neutrophil function in dogs

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 401-403

  Inokuma, Hisashi ^a   Hara, Yoshinori ^a   Aita, Takako ^a   Onishi, Takafumi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dogs; Immunosuppression; Neutrophils; Rhipicephalus sanguineus; Tick infestation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031253567     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00429.x     Document Type: Article

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