Effect of immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleotides on host responses and the establishment of Brugia pahangi in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 483-489

  Chirgwin, Sharon R ^a   Nowling, Jena M ^a   Coleman, Sharon U ^a   Klei, Thomas R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

IMMUNE RESPONSE; RODENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FILARIASIS; GERBIL; GRANULOMATOSIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES; MERIONES UNGUICULATUS; NEMATODA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037669223     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3088     Document Type: Article

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