Enzyme treatment of Trypanosoma danilewskyi (Laveran & Mesnil) increases its susceptibility to lysis by the alternative complement pathway of goldfish, Carassius auratus (L.)

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 277-285

  Plouffe, D A ^a   Belosevic, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complement; Fish; Innate immunity; Protozoa; Resistance; Trypanosoma danilewskyi

Indexed keywords

PUROMYCIN; TRYPSIN;

CYPRINID; ENZYME; LYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; GOLDFISH; PUROMYCIN; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPSIN;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINIDAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA DANILEWSKYI;

EID: 2442514209     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2004.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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