The humoral immune response of the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) against horse red blood cells

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 135-137

  Kreiss, Alexandre ^a   Wells, Barrie ^b   Woods, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haemagglutination; Humoral immune response; Memory immune response; Primary immune response; Tasmanian devil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HORSE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MARSUPIALIA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; SARCOPHILUS HARRISII;

EID: 67349283074     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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