Acanthocheilonema viteae: Vaccination with irradiated L3 induces resistance in three species of rodents (Meriones unguiculatus, Mastomys coucha, Mesocricetus auratus)

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 104-110

  Schrempf Eppstein, B ^a   Kern, A ^b   Textor, G ^b   Lucius, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acanthocheilonema viteae; antibody response; irradiated L3; Mastomys coucha; Meriones unguiculatus; Mesocricetus auratus; vaccination

Indexed keywords

LIVE VACCINE; VACCINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RODENT;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA VITEAE; ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; FILARIA; MASTOMYS; MASTOMYS COUCHA; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031014732     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-129.x     Document Type: Article

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