Protective immunity to the blood-feeding nematode Haemonchus contortus induced by vaccination with parasite low molecular weight antigens

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-299

  Schallig, H D F H ^a   Van Leeuwen, M A W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Haemonchus contortus; low molecular weight antigens; nematodes; sheep; vaccination

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IMMUNOGENICITY; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SHEEP; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030905049     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182096008517     Document Type: Article

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