Enhancement of the interferon gamma assay to detect paratuberculosis using interleukin-7 and interleukin-12 potentiation

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 28-37

  Plain, Karren M ^a   Begg, Douglas J ^a   de Silva, Kumudika ^a   Purdie, Auriol C ^a   Whittington, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic test; IFN assay; IL 12; IL 7; Mycobacterium avium subspecies Paratuberculosis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 7;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-7; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84865541106     PISSN: 01652427     EISSN: 18732534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2012.05.023     Document Type: Article

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