Comparison of systemic cytokine levels in mycobacterium spp. seropositive and seronegative Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 445-455

  Landolfi, Jennifer A ^a   Mikota, Susan K ^b   Chosy, Julia ^c   Lyashchenko, Konstantin P ^d   Giri, Kamal ^e   Gairhe, Kamal ^f   Terio, Karen A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Elephant Care International   (United States)

^c LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^d CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^e TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^f Chitwan National Park   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; cytokine; Elephas maximus; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; systemic immune response

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX;

EID: 77956466557     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0163.1     Document Type: Article

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