Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Trypanosoma congolense infections in mice: Effect of immunisation by abbreviated larval infection

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-23

  Fakae, B B ^a   Harrison, L J S ^b   Ross, C A ^b   Sewell, M M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concurrent infection; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Immunisation; Immunosuppression; Larval infection; Mouse model; Trypanosoma congolense

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELIGMOSOMOIDES; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPERINFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0032999443     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00112-0     Document Type: Article

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