Bronchoalveolar lavage as a tool for evaluation of cellular alteration during Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in cats

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a procedure that retrieves cells and other elements from the lungs for evaluation, which helps in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. The aim of this study was to perform this procedure for cellular analysis of BAL fluid alterations during experimental infection with...

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Main Authors: Vitor M. Ribeiro, Joziana M.P. Barçante, Déborah Negrão-Correa, Thales A. Barçante, André Klein, Walter S. Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2014-10-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014001000011&lng=en&tlng=en