Effect of different cytokines on the growth of Trypanosoma congolense cultured under axenic conditions

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 25-31

  Kaushik, Radhey Shyam ^a   Uzonna, Jude ^a   Tabel, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axenic conditions; Cytokines; Growth; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOKINE; DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 10; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 4; TETRACYCLINE; TETRALEAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GOAT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; GOATS; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 0030797001     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01156-9     Document Type: Article

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