Table 1 Differences in the relative concentrations of serum protein fractions (%) and albumin/globulin ratio (A/G) between dogs infected with B. gibsoni and B. canis (mean ± SD).

From: Differences in serum protein electrophoretic pattern in dogs naturally infected with Babesia gibsoni and Babesia canis

Variables

Dogs infected with

P value

B. gibsoni

B. canis

B. canis

UC

C

Albumin

34.9 ± 6.6

44.8 ± 6.2*

46.9 ± 5.5c

45.5 ± 5.8

< 0.001

α1-Globulins

3.5 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 1.2*

4.8 ± 0.9c

5.7 ± 1.3c

< 0.001

α2-Globulins

11.5 ± 1.8

16.6 ± 4.0*

16.8 ± 4.0c

16.3 ± 4.0c

< 0.001

β1-Globulins

11.2 ± 2.7

12.9 ± 4.1

10.9 ± 3.0

16.2 ± 3.7b

< 0.001

β2-Globulins

11.1 ± 2.0

11.1 ± 2.7

11.3 ± 2.9

10.9 ± 2.3

n.s

γ-Globulins

27.8 ± 5.9

9.4 ± 2.5*

9.5 ± 2.9c

9.4 ± 1.7c

< 0.001

A/G

0.55 ± 0.16

0.83 ± 0.21*

0.90 ± 0.19c

0.72 ± 0.19

< 0.001

  1. P value—significance of the analysis of variance, n.s., not significant; A/G, albumin/globulin ratio; UC, uncomplicated form; C, complicated form.
  2. *Significance of the differences between B. gibsoni and B. canis infected dogs at P < 0.001.
  3. b,cSignificance of the differences between B. gibsoni and B. canis UC and C infected dogs: bP < 0.01; cP < 0.001.
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