Quantitative differences in immune responses in mouse strains that differ in their susceptibility to Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 951-956

  Namangala, Boniface ^a   de Baetselier, Patrick ^b   Beschin, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti VSG antibody; Cytokines; Quantitative; Trypanosoma brucei brucei; Trypanotolerant

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPH NODE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PARASITOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; LYMPH NODES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NITRIC OXIDE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

MUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 69149106571     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.951     Document Type: Article

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