Sentences with phrase «because circulating antibodies»

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This is because the immune system is so depleted at this point that it can not make adequate antibodies to fight the disease, hence there are no antibodies circulating in the bloodstream for the test to detect.

perhaps because that dog's immune system is producing large amounts of anti-heartworm antibody that ties up the heartworm protein fragments that normally circulate in the pet's blood stream — but, if something like that can actually occur, it is quite rare

Any dog that has such antibodies circulating in the bloodstream, could potentially develop thyroid disease, and / or be vulnerable to other autoimmune diseases because his or her immune system is compromised.

Puppies whose mothers have been routinely vaccinated are also less commonly and less seriously affected, because vaccination of the dam boosts circulating maternal antibody levels in her young puppies.

The ELISA test is considered not as accurate because many dogs without atopy are tested positive, which may happen when the dog has been exposed to the allergen and has developed circulating antibodies against it.