Decreased erytrocyte osmotic fragility during canine leptospirosis Diminuição da fragilidade osmótica eritrocitária na leptospirose canina

Erythrocyte osmotic fragility (EOF) was carried out in nineteen dogs naturally infected by Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae/copenhagi. A decreased EOF was observed, suggesting a modification of erythrocyte components secondary to disturbances that occur during canine leptospirosis,...

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Main Authors: Marcelo L. Santoro, Marcia M. Kogika, Mitika K. Hagiwara, Regina M. S. Mirandola, Izaura L. C. G. Castelar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1994-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651994000100001