Myocardial damage in dogs affected by heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis): Immunohistochemical study of cardiac myoglobin and troponin I in naturally infected dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 189, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 390-393

  Carreton E ^a   Grandi, G ^b   Morchon R ^c   Simon F ^c   Passeri, B ^b   Cantoni, A M ^b   Kramer, L ^b   Montoya Alonso, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac troponin I; Dirofilaria immitis; Immunohistochemistry; Myocardium; Myoglobin

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; TROPONIN I;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HEART DISEASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOCARDIUM; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN I;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

EID: 84866301980     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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