Excretion of ammonia by Lucilia cuprina larvae suppresses immunity in sheep

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 311-317

  Guerrini, V H ^a  

^a Pestsearch International Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Immunity; Myiasis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA FORMATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOREGULATION; LARVA; MYIASIS; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030792874     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(96)05744-3     Document Type: Article

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