Isotype Specific Immune Responses in Murine Experimental Toxocariasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 549-553

  Cuellar C ^a   Fenoy, S ^b   Del Aguila C ^b   Guillen J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

BALB c; C3H; C57BL 10; ELISA; Immunoglobulins; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; C3H MOUSE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 0035347742     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000400018     Document Type: Article

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