Immunological Analysis of Agglutination in Dirofilaria immitis Microfilariae

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 903-907

  Hayasaki, Mineo ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Dirofilaria immitis; Immune complex; Microfilaria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FILARIASIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HAMSTER; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROFILARIA; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT;

AGGLUTINATION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CRICETINAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROFILARIA; RABBITS;

EID: 0035431552     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.63.903     Document Type: Article

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