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Article: Researchers from Kitasato University detail new studies and findings in the area of peritonitis.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- July 15, 2009
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"Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a feline coronavirus (FCoV)-induced fatal disease of domestic and wild cats. The infiltration of neutrophils into granulomatous lesions is unusual for a viral disease, but it is a typical finding of FIP," scientists in Aomori, Japan report (see also Peritonitis).
"This study aimed to investigate the reason for the lesions containing neutrophils in cats with FIP. Neutrophils of cats with FIP were cultured, and changes in the cell survival rate were assessed. In addition, the presence or absence of neutrophil survival factors was investigated in specimens collected from cats with FIP. Furthermore, it was investigated whether ...
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