Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Laboratory techniques of veterinary clinical immunology: a review.
- Journal:
- Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
- Year:
- 1981
- Authors:
- Barta, O
Plain-English summary
This review looks at different laboratory tests used in veterinary medicine to check how well a pet's immune system is working. It covers tests that can identify problems with the body's antibody response, tests for issues with the immune cells, and tests that can find autoimmune disorders, where the body mistakenly attacks its own tissues. The article explains how these tests work and how to understand the results. Overall, it provides a helpful overview of the tools veterinarians can use to assess a pet's immune health.
Abstract
Laboratory tests currently used or easily applicable in veterinary clinical immunology were reviewed in the following three categories: (1) tests detecting disorders in humoral immune response: serum protein screening tests, gammaglobulin estimation and complement testing; (2) tests detecting disorders in cellular immune response: phagocyte function tests and lymphocyte function tests; (3) tests detecting autoimmune disorders: detection of antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, autoimmune hemolytic diseases, and autoimmune organ and tissue disorders. The principles of the tests and the interpretations of the results are presented with the appropriate references.
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