Identification of Neospora antigens recognized by CD4+ T cells and immune sera from experimentally infected cattle

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 303-309

  Marks, Joanne ^a   Lundén, Anna ^a   Harkins, David ^a   Innes, Elisabeth ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigens; CD4+ T cells; IFN; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; COCCIDIOSIS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NEOSPORA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031870054     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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