Changes in the levels of eicosanoids in cats naturally and experimentally infected with Dirofilaria immitis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 271-275

  Morchon R ^a   Roca, F ^a,b   Lopez Belmonte J ^a   Genchi, M ^c   Venco, L ^d   Rodriguez Barbero A ^a   Simon F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Clinical Institute Città di Pavia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cats; Dirofilaria immitis; Eicosanoids; Leukotriene B4; Prostaglandin E2; Thromboxane B2

Indexed keywords

CARDOTEK FX; ICOSANOID; IVERMECTIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; THROMBOXANE B2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EICOSANOIDS;

DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE;

EID: 34250334325     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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