Is Wolbachia participating in the bronchial reactivity of cats with heartworm associated respiratory disease?

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 130-135

  Garcia Guasch L ^a   Caro Vadillo, A ^b   Manubens Grau, J ^a   Carreton E ^c   Morchon R ^d   Simon F ^d   Kramer, L H ^e   Montoya Alonso, J A ^c  

^a Hospital Veterinari Molins   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Feline heartworm; Heartworm associated respiratory disease; Plethysmography; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAROMETRIC WHOLEBODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FELINE HEARTWORM ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY DISEASE; FEMALE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPIROMETRY; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELIDAE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84880730891     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.01.060     Document Type: Article

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