Development of specific immunoglobulin Ga (IgGa) and IgGb antibodies correlates with control of parasitemia in Babesia equi infection

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297-300

  Cunha, Cristina W ^a,b   McGuire, Travis C ^a   Kappmeyer, Lowell S ^c   Hines, Stephen A ^a   Lopez, A Marianela ^a   Dellagostin, Odir A ^b   Knowles, Donald P ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GB; MEROZOITE ANTIGEN 1; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BABESIA EQUI; BABESIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; PARASITEMIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644931891     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.13.2.297-300.2006     Document Type: Article

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