Pathological and parasitological protection in goats immunised with recombinant cathepsin L1 and challenged with Fasciola hepatica

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-353

  Pérez Écija, Rafael A ^a   Mendes, Ricardo E ^a   Zafra, Rafael ^a   Buffonni, Leandro ^a   Martínez Moreno, Alvaro ^a   Pérez, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L1; Fasciola hepatica; Goat; Morphometry; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; QUIL A; RECOMBINANT CATHEPSIN L1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN L1, FASCIOLA HEPATICA; IMMUNOLOGICAL ADJUVANT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SAPONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIVER INJURY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVER; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ANIMALS; CATHEPSINS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNIZATION; LIVER; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SAPONINS;

EID: 77955276328     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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