title: Local production of antibodies to leptospira pomona in kidneys of chronically infected skunks (Mephitis mephitis).
abstract: The kidneys of skunks chronically infected with Leptospira pomona contained a conspicuous number of plasma cells. From comparative studies of overall gammaglobulin content and specific antibody titers in sera and kidney extracts it was concluded that specific antibodies to L. pomona were synthesized in the kidneys of skunks with renal leptospirosis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Zoonoses and Wildlife Diseases, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007668:Kidney / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011897:Random Allocation; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial