Platelet aggregation and haemostatic response in dogs naturally co-infected by Leishmania infantum and Ehrlichia canis

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 546-548

  Cortese, L ^a,b   Pelagalli, A ^a   Piantedosi, D ^a,b   Mastellone, V ^a   Manco, A ^a,b   Lombardi, P ^a   Ciaramella, P ^a,b   Avallone, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Sezione Clinica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HEMOSTASIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOSTASIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33750967888     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: 14390442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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