Functional bovine immunoglobulins in Boophilus microplus hemolymph

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 155-160

  Da Silva Vaz Jr , Itabajara ^a   Martinez, Regina Helena Moraes ^a   Oliveira, Alexandre ^a   Heck, Augusto ^a   Logullo, Carlos ^b   Gonzales, João Carlos ^a   Dewes, Homero ^a   Masuda, Aoi ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Cattle Arthropoda; Immunity Arthropoda

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEEDING; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; TICK;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029916639     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(95)00851-9     Document Type: Article

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