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A cryofibrinogen complex, found in the plasma of cattle acutely infected withBabesia bovis (argentina), was characterized. The fibrinogenlike proteins of the complex were isolated and the structure of their polypeptide chains analysed. In general, the chain structure was similar to that of soluble non-crosslinked fibrin (fibrinogen) although chains indicating some degree of fibrin crosslinking were often detected. Only rarely did the chain structure suggest that fibrinolysis occurred. It was concluded that the complex was produced by activation of the coagulation system but that fibrinolysis did not occur to any marked degree. The complex was implicated in assistance to the sludging of erythrocytes in the internal organs which is a feature of the pathogenesis of the disease.
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Goodger, B.V., Wright, I.G., Mahoney, D.F. et al. Babesia bovis (argentina): Components of the cryofibrinogen complex and their contribution to pathophysiology of infection in splenectomized calves. Z. Parasitenkd. 58, 3–13 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930787
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