Research Article

Short Communication: Some Observations on the Role of Bradykinin in Immunity to Teladorsagia circumcincta in Sheep

Table 1

Regression models for the relationship between granulocytes and bradykinin in the abomasum (A) and small intestine (S).

Model 𝑛 Equation 𝑟 2 𝑃 value

Eosinophils (E)40 E A = ( 0 . 3 7 ± 0 . 1 4 ) E S + 1 1 . 5 ± 1 4 . 1 0.140.018
Mast cells (MC)40 M C A = ( 0 . 3 8 ± 0 . 1 2 ) M C S + 3 4 . 4 ± 1 6 . 8 0.150.016
Globule leukocytes (GL)40 G L A = ( 0 . 3 5 ± 0 . 0 8 ) G L S + 1 6 . 7 ± 5 . 8 0.180.013
Bradykinin (BK)24 B K A = ( 0 . 6 6 ± 0 . 1 6 ) B K S + 4 5 . 9 ± 1 1 0.44<0.001