Immunization of mice with plasmid DNA coding for NcGRA7 or NcsHSP33 confers partial protection against vertical transmission of Neospora caninum

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 496-500

  Liddell, Susan ^a,b   Parker, Carolyn ^a   Vinyard, Bryan ^a   Jenkins, Mark ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DNA; NCGRA7 ANTIGEN; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

IMMUNIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNIZATION; INJECTION; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0038006413     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2969     Document Type: Article

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