INVESTIGADORES
BELDOMENICO Pablo Martin
artículos
Título:
Differences in natural antibody titres comparing free-ranging guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Autor/es:
RACCA, A; EBERHARDT, AT; MORENO, PG; BALDI, CJ; BELDOMENICO, PM
Revista:
The Veterinary Journal
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2014 vol. 199 p. 308 - 309
ISSN:
1090-0233
Resumen:
Natural antibodies are an important component of innate humoral immunity, but have not been investigated in wild mammals to any great extent. In the current study, serum natural antibody titres were measured by hemagglutination assay for two South American herbivores, the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). Results indicated that capybaras had antibody titres on average more than 4 times higher than guanacos (median titres 1:256 and 1:4, respectively), suggesting strong differences in investment in constitutive humoural immunity between the two species.
