title: Changes in serum concentration of phagocytosis-stimulating factor in experimentally induced bovine anaplasmosis: preliminary findings.
abstract: To determine whether correlation exists between serum concentration of phagocytosis-stimulating factor (PSF) and in vivo phagocytic activity, 2 splenectomized steers were inoculated with Anaplasma marginale, and their serum PSF concentrations were monitored. At the time of the anemic crisis, serum PSF concentrations were elevated five to tenfold.
mesh_terms: D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D006400:Hematocrit; D008297:Male; D010587:Phagocytosis; D014405:Tuftsin / Q000032:analysis; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D005719:gamma-Globulins; D014405:Tuftsin