Title of article
Immunophenotypic evaluation of working Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherd dogs living in the same environment
Author/Authors
Villaescusa، نويسنده , , Alejandra and Garcيa-Sancho، نويسنده , , Mercedes and Delgado، نويسنده , , Alba M. and Tesouro، نويسنده , , Miguel ءngel and Rodrيguez-Franco، نويسنده , , Fernando and Sainz، نويسنده , , ءngel، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
4
From page
602
To page
605
Abstract
Multiparametric flow cytometry was used to compare peripheral blood lymphocyte subset distribution between healthy working police Labrador Retrievers (LRs; n = 12) and German Shepherd dogs (GS; n = 11) living in the same environment. The CD4/CD8 ratio was significantly higher in LR than in GS because of the lower percentage of CD8+ T lymphocytes in LR. GS showed the highest relative percentage of CD3−/CD21− lymphocytes, whereas LR had the highest percentages of MHC II+ lymphocytes. Because age, sex, environmental and housing conditions, dietary patterns, and training or working routines were similar in both breeds in the study, differences in peripheral blood lymphocyte subset distribution could be attributed to the influence of breed on the immune system.
Keywords
breed , german shepherd , Labrador retriever , canine , lymphocyte subsets
Journal title
The Veterinary Journal
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
The Veterinary Journal
Record number
1396525
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