Studies on Plasmodium falciparum isotypic antibodies and numbers of IL-4 and IFN-γ secreting cells in paired maternal cord blood from South West Cameroon

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-169

  Achidi, Eric A ^a   Anchang, J Kuoh ^a   Minang, Jacob T ^a,c   Ahmadou, Mokube J ^b   Troye Blomberg, Marita ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b Bota District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Foetus; Isotypic antibodies; Malaria; Neonates; Plasmodium falciparum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CELL COUNT; CELL STIMULATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL BLOOD; MICROSCOPY; PARASITEMIA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PLACENTA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SERODIAGNOSIS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 17144428098     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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