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Multinucleated giant cells with an osteoclast phenotype derived from caprine peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Sept 2011
Pisoni Giuliano, D'Amelio Patrizia, Sassi Francesca, Manarolla Giovanni, Scaccabarozzi Licia, Locatelli Clara, Mazzocchi Nausicaa, Baruscotti Mirko, DiFrancesco Dario, Moroni Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Formation of multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) by macrophage fusion is a typical cytopathic effect of lentiviral replication in caprine monocytes and MGC formation from cultured caprine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) has been considered to be diagnostic for small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infection. In this study, formation of MGCs was observed after 7-14 days when PBMCs were cultured from healthy...
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