Journal article
Antigens with application toward immune control of blood-feeding parasitic nematodes
British veterinary journal, Vol.152(3), pp.251-268
05/1996
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/113877
PMID: 8762603
Abstract
This review considers progress toward immune control of nematode parasites that feed on mammalian host blood. Approaches to identify relevant parasite antigens include use of irradiated larvae, somatic antigens, metabolites, enzymes and gut antigens. Because significant immune protection has more recently been achieved using gut antigens of the blood-feeding parasite Haemonchus contortus, these antigens are considered in greater detail. Issues discussed are implications of gut antigens in immune control, potential mechanisms involved in this immunity, biochemical characteristics of gut antigens and potential application of gut antigens to immune control of other blood-feeding nematodes.
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- Title
- Antigens with application toward immune control of blood-feeding parasitic nematodes
- Creators
- D P Jasmer - Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-7040, USAT C McGuire
- Publication Details
- British veterinary journal, Vol.152(3), pp.251-268
- Academic Unit
- Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Department of
- Publisher
- England
- Identifiers
- 99900547741601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article