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Superoxide dismutase and Glutathione peroxidase in the blood of dogs with Leishmaniasis

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Abbreviations

CanVL:

canine visceral leishmaniasis

GSHPx:

glutathione peroxidase

HCT:

hematocrit

HGB:

haemoglobin

MCH:

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC:

mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

RBC:

red blood cell

ROS:

reactive oxygen species

SOD:

superoxide dismutase

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  1. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

    D. Britti & V. M. Morittu

  2. Department of Clinic Veterinary Sciences, Internal Medicine Section, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy

    S. Sconza, D. Santori & A. Boari

  3. Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi Magna Græcia di Catanzaro, Viale Europa, loc. Germaneto, Edificio delle Bioscienze, 88100, Catanzaro (CZ), Italy

    D. Britti

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Britti, D., Sconza, S., Morittu, V.M. et al. Superoxide dismutase and Glutathione peroxidase in the blood of dogs with Leishmaniasis. Vet Res Commun 32 (Suppl 1), 251–254 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-008-9121-3

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