Immune responsiveness of nematode-resistant or susceptible Romney line-bred sheep to continuous infection with Trichostrongylus axei

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 137-146

  Pernthaner, A ^a   Stankiewicz, M ^a   Cabaj, W ^a   Pfeffer, A ^a   Green, R S ^a   Douch, P G C ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibody; Lymphocyte phenotype; Nematode; Sheep; Trichostrongylus

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS AXEI;

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD45; ANTIGENS, CD5; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL, GAMMA-DELTA; SHEEP; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 0030012496     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-2427(95)05498-7     Document Type: Article

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