Localisation and characterisation of ovine immunglobulin within the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-239

  Pettit, D ^a   Smith, W D ^a   Richardson, J ^b   Munn, E A ^b  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulins; Ingestion; Psoroptes cuniculi; Psoroptes ovis; Rabbits; Sheep Arthropoda

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; MITE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; RABBITS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PSOROPTES CUNICULI; PSOROPTES OVIS;

EID: 0034724971     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00203-X     Document Type: Article

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