Complement membrane attack complex formation and infectivity of Trichinella spiralis and T. nativa in rats

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Näreaho, Anu ^a   Saari, Seppo ^a   Meri, Seppo ^b   Sukura, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complement system; Membrane attack complex; Rat; Trichinella

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C9; COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITE SURVIVAL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; COMPLEMENT C6; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

RATTUS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 59149094148     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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