Toxoplasma gondii antigen recognition by serum immunoglobulins M, G, and A of queens and their neonatally infected kittens

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1327-1330

  Cannizzo, K L ^a   Lappin, M R ^a   Cooper, C M ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; TOXOPLASMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATS; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 0030226214     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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