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Table 1 Antinuclear antibodies (ANA), antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (anti ENA), rheumatoid factor (RF), and of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in serum from dogs with imune-mediated fever.

From: Immune-Mediated Fever in the Dog. Occurrence of Antinuclear Antibodies, Rheumatoid Factor, Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-6 in Serum

Groups

Breed, years/sex(m, f)

ANA

Anti ENA

RF

Il-6 pg/ml

Fever

Bearded collie 1/f

+

-

-

<25

 

German shepherd,1/m

-

-

-

653

 

German shorthaired pointer,1/m

-

-

nt

<25

 

Large poodle 13/m

+

-

nt

478

Fever and Muscle pain

Breton 3/f

-

-

+

nt

 

English setter 2/m

+

-

-

nt

 

English setter 2/m

+

-

nt

nt

 

Flatcoated retriev.9/f

+

-

-

nt

 

Flatcoated retriev.1/f

-

-

nt

6280

 

German shepherd 6/f

-

-

+

<25

 

German shorthaired pointer,7/m

-

-

-

396

 

Irish setter,1/f

-

-

nt

578

 

Irish wolf hound, 9/m

-

-

nt

nt

 

Irish wolf hound, 2/?

-

-

nt

nt

 

Kleiner Münsterl. 5/f

-

-

-

8265

 

Schiller dog 1/m

-

-

-

1033

Fever, muscle And joint pain

Berner Sennen, 7/f

+

+

-

nt

 

Border collie, 1/m

+

-

-

880

 

Irish setter, 1/f

-

-

-

>12500

 

Schiller dog, 1/f

-

-

-

5288

  1. Nt means not tested.