Antigen-induced interferon-γ and interleukin-2 responses of cattle inoculated with Mycobacterium boris

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-68

  Ng, Kee H ^a   Aldwell, Frank E ^a   Wedlock, D Neil ^a   Watson, James D ^b   Buddle, Bryce M ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Genesis Research & Development Corporation Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Cytokines; mRNA expression; Mycobacterium bovis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; TUBERCULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BORIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 0030743882     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(96)05760-1     Document Type: Article

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