Altered immune responses to a heterologous protein in ponies with heavy gastrointestinal parasite burdens

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 658-663

  Edmonds, J D ^a   Horohov, D W ^a   Chapman, M R ^b   Pourciau, S S ^a   Antoku, K ^a   Snedden, K ^a   Klei, T R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyathostomes; Heterologous immunisation; Horse; Immunity; KLH; Strongyle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; VERMES;

CYTOKINE; HEMOCYANIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; INTERLEUKIN 2; KEYHOLE LIMPET HEMOCYANIN; KEYHOLE-LIMPET HEMOCYANIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTH; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; HEMOCYANIN; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035513181     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516401776249282     Document Type: Article

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