Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii: Relationship between hepatic lesions, cytological and biochemical analysis of the cavitary liquid during the acute phase of the diseases in experimental models

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-73

  Bottari, Nathieli B ^a   Tonin, Alexandre A ^a   Fighera, Rafael ^a   Flores, Mariana M ^a   França, Raqueli T ^a   Camillo, Giovana ^a   Toscan, Gustavo ^a   Vogel, Fernanda S F ^a   Sangoi, Manuela B ^a   Bochi, Guilherme V ^a   Moresco, Rafael N ^a   Lopes, Sonia T A ^a   Da Silva, Aleksandro S ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gerbils; Liver damage; Mice; Neosporosis; Peritoneal fluid; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

6 N,N' DIMETHYLARGININE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARGININE; DIMETHYLARGININASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N(G),N(G) DIMETHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AGE; AGE DIFFERENCE; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LIVER INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 84890784002     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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