Immunologic protection against canine heartworm infection

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1115-1121

  Yoshida, Motonobu ^a   Nakagaki, Kazuhide ^b   Nogami, Sadao ^c   Harasawa, Ryô ^d   Maeda, Ryuichiro ^e   Katae, Hiromi ^a   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^f  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Dirofilaria immitis; Immunologic protection; Third stage larvae

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

FREUND ADJUVANT; HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; IMMUNIZATION; LARVA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE;

EID: 0031309366     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.59.1115     Document Type: Article

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