Immunosuppressive effect of Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Valenčáková, Alexandra ^a   Revajová, Viera ^a   Bálent, Pavol ^a   Lešník, František ^a   Levkut, Mikuláš ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

B lymphocytes; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Experimentation; Immunosuppression; Mice; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; MICROSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0141795280     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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