Immunisation of mice with fractions derived from the intestines of Dirofilaria immitis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1459-1466

  McGonigle, Sharon ^a   Yoho, Elizabeth R ^a   James, Eric R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dirofilaria immitis; Immunisation; Immunocytochemistry; Intestine; Membrane antigen; Onchocerca volvulus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FREUND ADJUVANT; PARASITE ANTIGEN; TISSUE ANTIGEN; TRITON X 100;

IMMUNIZATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISSECTION; DOG; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; INTESTINE; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITOSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROVOCATION TEST; SOLUBILITY; SUPERNATANT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNIZATION; INTESTINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 0034791131     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00272-7     Document Type: Article

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