Immune response and immunomodulatory effect of levamisole in immunosuppressed dogs vaccinated against parvovirosis

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-97

  Mojžišová, Jana ^a   Hromada, Rudolf ^a   Paulík, Štefan ^a   Ondrašovič, Miloslav ^a   Bajová, Viera ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dogs; Immunomodulation; Levamisole; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

LEVAMISOLE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARVOVIRUS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CANINE PARVOVIRUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PARVOVIRUS;

EID: 4243093887     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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