The induction of T helper type 1 response by cytokine gene transfection protects mice against secondary hydatidosis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1151-1155

  Al Qaoud, Khaled M ^a   Abdel Hafez, Sami K ^a  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EXPRESSION VECTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLASMIDS; TH1 CELLS; TRANSFECTION;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 42049101214     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0883-x     Document Type: Article

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