Caenorhabditis elegans as a biomonitor for immunological stress in nematodes

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 495-505

  Nowell, M A ^a   De Pomerai, D I ^a   Pritchard, D I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibodies; C. elegans; Immunological stress

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CETRIMIDE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; DETERGENT; FERRITIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILITY; GENE FUSION; GROWTH; HEAT STRESS; HEMOLYSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; ISOTOPE LABELING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RABBITS;

EID: 0032852459     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1999.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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