Host-protective fragments and antibody binding epitopes of the Taenia ovis 45W recombinant antigen

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 507-513

  Lightowlers, M W ^a   Waterkeyn, J G ^a   Rothel, J S ^a   Gauci, C G ^a   Harrison, G B L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Mallinckrodt Veterinary New Zealand Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibody; Peptide epitope; Recombinant antigen; Taenia ovis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; PEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TAENIA OVIS;

EID: 0029828632     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-20.x     Document Type: Article

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