Changes in classical pathway complement activity in dromedary camels experimentally infected with trypanosoma evansi

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Ouma, Johnson O ^a   Olaho Mukani, W ^a   Wishitemi, B E L ^b   Guya, S O ^a  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Camel; Complement; Haemolytic; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAMEL; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; GOATS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; MALE; RABBITS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0030793523     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(96)05758-3     Document Type: Article

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