Prospects for the immunological control of ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes: Natural immunity, can it be harnessed?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 801-811

  Miller, H R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allergens; basophils; cytokines; dendritic cells; eosinophils; gut motility; IgA; IgE; mast cells; mucus; T helper 1 and 2 cells

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

BASOPHIL; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MAST CELL; MUCUS SECRETION; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0030221976     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80044-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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