Bovine CD4+ T-cell lines reactive with soluble and membrane antigens of Cowdria ruminantium

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 269-276

  Totte P ^a   Nyanjui, J ^b   Bensaid, A ^a   McKeever, D ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

CD4+ T cell lines; Cowdria ruminantium; Fast performance liquid chromatography (FPLC); IFN ; Immunogenic proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EHRLICHIA; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION; HELPER CELL; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL VACCINES; CATTLE; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL LINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEARTWATER DISEASE; INTERFERON TYPE II; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA RUMINANTIUM;

EID: 0032880749     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(99)00077-X     Document Type: Article

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