Humoral immune response of Balb/c mice to larval and adult worm antigens of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis.
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1989-06-01
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The development of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis in Balb/c mice and the humoral response due to it were studied by using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with adult worm and L3 antigens. The worms recovered from mice were seen in the brain tissue only, they failed to migrate to the lung as in the normal host (rats). The antibody titres of sera from infected mice, showed similar patterns in response to L3 antigen and to adult worm antigen. However, the highest antibody response could be detected by L3 antigen in the early period after infection while the adult worm antigen detected a higher response in the later stages of development.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Ratanaponglakha D, Ambu S. Humoral immune response of Balb/c mice to larval and adult worm antigens of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1989 Jun; 20(2): 227-31