Genetic and immunological adaptation of Heligmosomoides polygyrus in mice

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-663

  Su, Zhong ^a,b   Dobson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibodies; B and T lymphocytes; Eosinophilia; Flow cytometry; Genetics; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Immunity; Parasite adaptation; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; EOSINOPHILS; FECES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PHENOTYPE; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS;

EID: 0030835765     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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