Histopathological pattern and humoral immune response to a crude exo-antigen and purified keratinase of Microsporum canis in symptomatic and asymptomatic infected cats

Medical Mycology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Mignon, B R ^a   Coignoul, F ^a   Lecliptfux, T ^a   Focant, Ch ^a   Losson, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cat; Immunity; Keratinase; Microsporum canis

Indexed keywords

ENILCONAZOLE; ENZYME; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; GRISEOFULVIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLICULITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAST CELL; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DERMATOMYCOSES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSPORUM; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM CANIS;

EID: 0032983621     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-280X.1999.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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