Evaluation of CALC-I gene (CALCA) expression in tissues of dogs with signs of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 523-527

  Giunti, Massimo ^a   Peli, Angelo ^a   Battilani, Mara ^a   Zacchini, Silvia ^a   Militerno, Gianfranco ^a   Otto, Cynthia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase response; Bacteria; Biomarkers; Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; PROCALCITONIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PARVOVIRUS INFECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CALCITONIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 77958465816     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2010.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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