Attempts to immunize sheep against Haemonchus contortus using a cocktail of recombinant proteases derived from the protective antigen, H-gal-GP

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 414-419

  Cachat, E ^a   Newlands, G F J ^a   Ekoja, S E ^a   McAllister, H ^a   Smith, W D ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

H gal GP; Haemonchus; Recombinant; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; H GAL GP ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE; QUIL A; RECOMBINANT METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 1; RECOMBINANT METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 3; RECOMBINANT METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE 4; RECOMBINANT PEPSIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMONCHOSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SAPONINS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAEMONCHUS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HEXAPODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77952261552     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2010.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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