Immunization of rodents against Hymenolepis infections using non-viable homologous oncospheres

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 575-579

  Fan, Ping Chin ^a   Chung, Wen Cheng ^b   Ito, Akira ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hymenolepis diminuta; Hymenolepis microstoma; Hymenolepis nana; Immunization; Oncospheres

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; FREUND ADJUVANT; TAENIA ONCOSPHERE VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; HYMENOLEPIS; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; HYMENOLEPIS MICROSTOMA; HYMENOLEPIS NANA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOSPHERE; PROTECTION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TAENIASIS;

EID: 12444306309     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70261-x     Document Type: Article

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