Dogs with Leishmania chagasi infection have semen abnormalities that partially revert during 150 days of Allopurinol and Amphotericin B therapy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 183-186

  Assis, Viviane Pedersoli ^a   Ribeiro, Vitor Márcio ^a   Rachid, Milene Alvarenga ^a   Castro, Antônio Carlos Santana ^b   Valle, Guilherme Ribeiro ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Semen quality; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ACROSOME; ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIDIDYMIS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 70350721861     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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