An ovine Major histocompatibility complex DRB1 allele is associated with low faecal egg counts following natural, predominantly Ostertagia circumcincta infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 815-822

  Schwaiger, F W ^a   Gostomski, D ^a   Stear, M J ^b   Duncan, J L ^b   McKellar, Q A ^b   Epplen, J T ^a   Buitkamp, J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disease association; DRB typing; faecal egg count; MHC; Ostertagia circumcincta

Indexed keywords

HLA DR1 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST RESISTANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ALLELES; ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PROBES; FECES; FEMALE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OSTERTAGIASIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0029003204     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(94)00216-B     Document Type: Article

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