Histomorphometric characteristics of immune cells in small intestine of pigs perorally immunized with vaccine candidate F18ac+ nonenterotoxigenic E. coli strain

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 189-198

  Kovsca Janjatovic A ^a   Lackovic G ^b   Bozic F ^a   Spoljaric D ^a   Popovic M ^a   Valpotic H ^a   Vijtiuk, N ^a   Pavicic Z ^a   Valpotić, Ivica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

E. Coli; Gut immune cells; Nonspecific specific immunization; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINE; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; LEVAMISOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINES; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; LEVAMISOLE; LYMPHOCYTES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 74549219346     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2009.189     Document Type: Article

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