Mechanisms underlying resistance to nematode infection

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-56

  Stear, M J ^a   Strain, S ^a   Bishop, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Genetics; Immunity; Ostertagia circumcincta; Sheep Nematoda; Teladorsagia circumcincta

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

PARASITE; RESISTIVITY; SHEEP;

CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA; PARASITOSIS; SHEEP; SHORT SURVEY; WORM INFECTION;

NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA; OVIS ARIES; TELADORSAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA;

EID: 0032918122     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00179-9     Document Type: Article

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