Antigenic response of midgut (Boophilus microplus) cell culture vaccine

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-192

  Akhtar, Masood ^a   Hayat, C S ^a   Iqbal, Zafar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antigenic response; Boophilus microplus; Cell culture; Gut membrane; Gut soluble

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032774719     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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