Modulation of murine lymphocyte responsiveness by the saliva of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-344

  Kalvachová, Petra ^a   Hříbalová, Věra ^b   Kodym, Petr ^b   Volf, Petr ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Rhodnius; Salivary glands; Triatoma; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEMIPTERA; MURINAE; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CBA MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; LYMPHOCYTE; MOUSE; RHODNIUS; SALIVA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; RHODNIUS; SALIVA;

EID: 0033129969     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.3.341     Document Type: Article

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