DNA and a CpG oligonucleotide derived from Babesia bovis are mitogenic for bovine B cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5423-5432

  Brown, Wendy C ^a   Estes, D Mark ^b   Chantler, Sue Ellen ^a   Kegerreis, Kimberly A ^a   Suarez, Carlos E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BABESIA BOVIS; CATTLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENHANCER REGION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; METHYLATION; MITOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM; POLYCLONAL ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BABESIA BOVIS;

EID: 0032435640     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5423-5432.1998     Document Type: Article

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