Haemolytic complement and class-specific antibody levels in goats during infection with Trypanosoma evansi and after treatment with diminazene aceturate

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-247

  Olaho Mukania, W ^a   Munyua, W K ^b   Njogu, A R ^c  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Stock Watch Ltd   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Class specific antibodies; Goats; Haemolytic complement; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244519742     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00841-1     Document Type: Article

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