Serum and bile antibody responses (IgG and IgA) during subclinical Fasciola hepatica infection in sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Ferre, Ignacio ^a,c   Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel ^b,c   Rojo Vázquez, Francisco A ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

bile; Fasciola hepatica; immune response Trematoda; sheep Trematoda

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SERUM; SHEEP; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; BILE; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031079778     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)01070-9     Document Type: Article

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