Effects of interferon alpha (INF-α) therapy on peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets from FIV and FeLV naturally infected cats

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 429-432

  Riondato, Flutz ^a   Gianella, P ^a   Guglielmino, R ^a   Cagnasso, A ^a   Bo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; FeLV; FIV; Flow cytometry; Interferon alpha; Lymphocyte subsets

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; STEADY STATE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; FEMALE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0141849306     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VERC.0000014196.13712.69     Document Type: Article

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