Expression of interleukin 4, interleukin 4 splice variants and interferon gamma mRNA in calves experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 53-63

  Waldvogel, A S ^a   Lepage, M F ^a,c   Zakher, A ^a   Reichel, M P ^b   Eicher, R ^a   Heussler, V T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Yarrandoo RandD Centre   (Australia)

^c VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine; Fasciola hepatica; Interferon ; Interleukin 4; Splice variant interleukin 4

Indexed keywords

BOVIEN INTERLEUKIN 4 LACKING EXON 3; BOVINE INTERLEUKIN 4 LACKING EXON 2; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INOCULATION; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TH2 CELL;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; VERMES;

EID: 0346786232     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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