Assessing humoral and cell-mediated immune response in Hawaiian green turtles, Chelonia mydas

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 179-194

  Work, T M ^a   Balazs, G H ^b   Rameyer, R A ^a   Chang, S P ^c   Berestecky, J ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Kapiolani Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Freund's adjuvant; Gerbu; Green turtle; ISA 70; Lymphocyte stimulation test

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; FREUND ADJUVANT; LYSOZYME; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MURAMIDASE; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; HAWAIIA; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0034704978     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(00)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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