Monoclonal antibodies preventing invasion of Neospora caninum tachyzoites into host cells

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1355-1358

  Uchida, Yuko ^a   Ike, Kazunori ^a   Kurotaki, Tetsuro ^b   Ito, Akira ^b   Imai, Soichi ^a  

^a NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Invasion process; Monoclonal antibody; Neospora caninum; Surface antigen

Indexed keywords

NEOSPORA CANINUM;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CERCOPITHECUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NEOSPORA; PATHOGENICITY; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEOSPORA; VERO CELLS;

EID: 16644362016     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.66.1355     Document Type: Article

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