Leishmania DNA load and cytokine expression levels in asymptomatic naturally infected dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 271-280

  Manna, Laura ^a   Reale, Stefano ^b   Viola, Elisabetta ^a   Vitale, Fabrizio ^b   Manzillo, Valentina Foglia ^a   Michele, Pavone Luigi ^a   Caracappa, Santo ^b   Gravino, Angelo Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18 BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; EVALUATION; GENE TARGETING; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 33751002987     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.06.028     Document Type: Article

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