Heterogeneity in the recognition of Ostertagia circumcincta antigens by serum antibody from mature, infected sheep

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 235-242

  McCririe, L ^a   Bairden, K ^a   Britton, C ^a   Buitkamp, J ^b   McKeand, J B ^a   Stear, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

antibody; antigen recognition; immunity; Major histocompatibility complex; Ostertagia circumcincta; restriction; sheep; Teladorsagia circumcincta

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNITY; LARVA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX RESTRICTION; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OSTERTAGIA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0030993608     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1997.d01-202.x     Document Type: Article

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