Levamisole synergizes proliferation of intestinal IgA+ cells in weaned pigs immunized with vaccine candidate F4ac+ nonenterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-333

  Janjatovic A K ^a   Lackovic G ^b   Bozic F ^a   Popovic M ^a   Valpotic I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LEVAMISOLE; TETRAMISOLE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; INTESTINE CELL; JEJUNUM; NONHUMAN; POSTWEANING COLIBACILLOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ILEUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; JEJUNUM; LEVAMISOLE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 47349122394     PISSN: 01407783     EISSN: 13652885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2885.2008.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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