Analysis of the humoral immune response against total and recombinant antigens of Leishmania infantum: Correlation with disease progression in canine experimental leishmaniasis

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-130

  Nieto, C G ^a   Garcia Alonso M ^a   Requena, J M ^b   Miron C ^a   Soto, M ^b   Alonso, C ^b   Navarrete, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Dogs; Experimental infection; IgG1; IgG2; Leishmania infantum

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0344699345     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-2427(98)00213-X     Document Type: Article

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