Immune Response to the Rhodococcus equi infection in high and low antibody-producing mice (selection IV-A)

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 915-923

  Pedrini, Sílvia C B ^a   Acorci, Michele J ^a   Pinto, João G G ^a   Silveira, Liciana V A ^a   Oliveira, Silvio L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biozzi mice; Immune response; Macrophage; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMONIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SHEEP; SPLEEN CELL; SURVIVAL; TITRIMETRY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MURINAE; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 27544474216     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03683.x     Document Type: Article

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