Immunoglobulin responses of northern elephant and Pacific harbor seals naturally infected with Otostrongylus circumlitus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 466-475

  Elson Riggins, Jocelyn G ^a   Riggins, Scott A ^b   Gulland, Frances M D ^c   Platzer, Edward G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Billings Clinic Red Lodge   (United States)

^c THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; Lungworm; Mirounga angustirostris; Nematode; Northern elephant seal; Otostrongylus circumlitus; Pacific harbor seal; Phoca vitulina richardsi

Indexed keywords

ANISAKIS; ANISAKIS SP.; ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; NEMATODA; NES; OTOSTRONGYLUS CIRCUMLITUS; PARAFILAROIDES; PARAFILAROIDES SP.; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; PHOCIDAE; PSEUDOTERRANOVA;

EID: 5044245135     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.3.466     Document Type: Article

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