Studies on the presence of endotoxin activity and inflammatory products (Leukotrienes) in cases of experimentally induced heartwater in sheep

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Van Amstel, S.R.
Myburgh, Elsbe
Mundell, Jennifer
Davidson, B.

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Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute

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The presence of endotoxin was examined in seven sheep with experimentally induced heartwater. Elevations in endotoxin levels were recorded in one sampling in three of the seven sheep during the acute stage of the disease. The elevations in endotoxin levels were of short duration and decreased in the 24-h follow-up samples. There was no elevation of leukotrienes (B₄ , C₄ and D₄) in the blood, or the thoracic or pericardial fluid of any of the sheep.

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Veterinary medicine

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Van Amstel, SR, Myburgh, E, Mundell, J & Davidson, B 1994, 'Studies on the presence of endotoxin activity and inflammatory products (Leukotrienes) in cases of experimentally induced heartwater in sheep’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 29-33.