Developmentally regulated expression of a Haemonchus contortus surface antigen

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 673-675

  Raleigh, J M ^a   Meeusen, E N T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen; ASC probes; Haemonchus contortus; Immune response; Nematode

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030175216     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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