Plasma phospholipid changes in tick infested N'dama cattle.
Plasma phospholipid composition and concentration of healthy and tick infested local cattle (N'dama) were studied. Phospholipid concentration was lower in the tick infested cattle. Phospholipid composition was also altered by the tick infestation. The phospholipids mainly affected are phosphatidyl choline, sphingomyelin and lysophosphatidyl choline and are absent from the plasma of tick infested cattle.
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*
D010743:Phospholipids