Quantitation of cytokine mRNA by real-time RT-PCR during a vaccination trial in a rabbit model of fascioliasis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 82-92

  Espino, Ana M ^a   Rivera, Francheska ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cytokine array; Fasciola hepatica; Real time RT PCR; Saposin like proteins

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FASCIOLIASIS VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LIVER PROTECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RABBITS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; VACCINATION; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

ANIMALIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77951094073     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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