DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL RODENT MODEL FOR DOG HEARTWORM MICROFILAREMIA USING THE SEVERE-COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY MOUSE

Development of a novel rodent model for dog heartworm microfilaremia using the severe-combined immunodeficiency mouse

Abstract Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode that causes fatal heartworm disease in canids.The microfilariae are essential for research, blauer hi vis jacket including drug screening and mosquito-parasite interactions.However, no reliable methods for maintaining microfilaria long-term are currently available.Therefore, we use

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Sleep, eating disorder symptoms, and daytime functioning

Marilou DP Tromp,1 Anouk AMT Donners,1 Johan Garssen,1,2 Joris C Verster1,31Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 2Nutricia Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 3Center for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaObjective: To investigat

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Myasthenia Gravis and Pregnancy

Introduction.The combination of myasthenia gravis (MG) and pregnancy has two important aspects: the reflection of the influence of pregnancy on the course of neurological disease and myasthenia influence on the course of pregnancy.Aim.To determine the optimal tactics of patients with MG during pregnancy.Materials and methods.We worked with the clin

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