Association between variation in faecal egg count for a mixed field-challenge of nematode parasites and IGHA gene polymorphism

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Lin, Y S ^a   Zhou, H ^a   Forrest, R H J ^a   Frampton, C M ^b   Hickford, J G H ^a  

^a Cell Biology Group   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

FEC; IgA; IGHA; Nematode; Parasites; Sheep; Variation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A HEAVY CHAIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN GENE; LAMB; MARKER GENE; NEMATODIRUS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SHEEP; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STRONGYLE INFECTION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; MALE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

NEMATODIRUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 61349124809     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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