Characterization of the blastocystis-specific faecal IgA immune response in pigs

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 503-508

  Wang, W ^a   Cuttell, L ^a   Traub, R J ^b   Owen, H ^a   Bielefeldt Ohmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antibody; Blastocystis; Immune response; Immunosuppression; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NATURAL HOST; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; SWINE; WEANER; ANIMAL; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SWINE DISEASE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84908286709     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pim.12123     Document Type: Article

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