Pathogenesis of Babesia caballi Infection in Experimental Horses

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1127-1132

  Hanafusa, Yasuko ^a   Cho, Kyoung Oh ^a   Kanemaru, Takumi ^b   Wada, Ryuichi ^b   Sugimoto, Chihiro ^a   Onuma, Misao ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Babesia caballi; Cytokine; Nitric oxide; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

BABESIA CABALLI; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG EDEMA; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CYTOKINES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NITRIC OXIDE; PULMONARY EDEMA; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0032175039     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.1127     Document Type: Article

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