Evaluation of local immune response to Fasciola hepatica experimental infection in the liver and hepatic lymph nodes of goats immunized with Sm14 vaccine antigen

Evaluation of local immune response to Fasciola hepatica experimental infection in the liver and hepatic lymph nodes of goats immunized with Sm14 vaccine antigen

Protection against Fasciola hepatica in goats immunized with a synthetic recombinant antigen from Schistosoma mansoni fatty acid-binding protein 14 (rSm14) was investigated by assessing worm burdens, serum levels of hepatic enzymes, faecal egg count and hepatic damage, which was evaluated using gros...

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Main Authors: Ricardo E Mendes, Rafael Zafra, Rafael A Pérez-Écija, Leandro Buffoni, Álvaro Martínez-Moreno, Miriam Tendler, José Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2010-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Sm14
Fasciola hepatica
vaccines
goat
liver
parasite infection
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000500017

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