Evaluation of lymphocyte populations in dogs naturally infected by Ehrlichia canis with and without clinical signs

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 279-282

  Villaescusa, Alejandra ^a   Tesouro, Miguel Angel ^b   García Sancho, Mercedes ^a   Ayllón, Tania ^a   Rodríguez Franco, Fernando ^a   Sainz, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dog; Ehrlichia; Flow cytometry; Immune response; Lymphocyte; Tick borne disease

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DOG DISEASE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; LETHARGY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CANIS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84870417126     PISSN: 1877959X     EISSN: 18779603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.034     Document Type: Article

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