Modelling Trypanosoma congolense parasitaemia patterns during the chronic phase of infection in N'Dama cattle

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 171-182

  Agur, Z ^a   Mehr, R ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody response; Carrying capacity; Growth rate; Invariant antigen; Mathematical model; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanotolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0030934157     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1997.d01-195.x     Document Type: Article

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