Histological and immunological reaction of cattle skin to first-instar larvae of Dermatobia hominis

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-330

  Oliveira Sequeira, T C G ^a,b   Sequeira, J L ^a   Schmitt, F L ^a   De Lello, E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antigens; basophils; cattle; Dermatobia hominis; eosinophils; immunoglobulins; immunohistochemistry; mast cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DERMATOBIA HOMINIS;

EID: 0030268523     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00752.x     Document Type: Article

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