Hysterectomy leads to fast improvement of haematological and immunological parameters in bitches with pyometra

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 564-568

  Bartoskova, A ^a   Vitasek, R ^a   Leva, L ^b   Faldyna, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; UTERUS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MURAMIDASE; UTERINE DISEASES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548684340     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2007.00345.x     Document Type: Article

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