The kinetics of local cytokine and galectin expression after challenge infection with the gastrointestinal nematode, Haemonchus contortus

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-493

  Robinson, Nicholas ^a   Pleasance, Jill ^a   Piedrafita, David ^a   Meeusen, Els N ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Cytokine; Galectin; Gastrointestinal nematode; Helminth

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; GALECTIN; GALECTIN 14; GALECTIN 15; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; PARASITE; PROTEIN; RNA; SHEEP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; GALECTINS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; KINETICS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 79952698804     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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