Infections of cattle with tsetse-transmitted Trypanosoma congolense are accompanied by antibody responses to the variable surface glycoprotein (VSG) and to two major invariant antigens, a member of the hsp 70 family and a 33KDa cysteine protease. During primary infection, trypanotolerant N'Dama (...
Lutje, V.
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Authié, E.
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Boulange, A.F.
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Williams, D.J.L.
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[Bovine T-cell responses to defined Trypanosoma congolense antigens during infection]
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Bovine T-cell responses to defined Trypanosoma congolense antigens during infection
Analysis of serum antibody responses in cattle experimentally infected with Trypanosoma congolense suggested that antibody responses of trypanosusceptible Boran cattle are less efficient in isotype switching and affinity maturation than those of trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle. High levels of polys...
The trypanosome surface coat is composed almost entirely of a homogeneous array of molecules known as variable surface glycoproteins (VSG). These molecules are highly immunogenic and elicit a strong antibody response in the infected host. Antibodies against the surface-exposed epitopes of a parti...
Williams, D.J.L.
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Taylor, K.
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Newson, J.
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Naessens, Jan
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Authié, E.
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[Protective and inappropriate antibody responses in trypanosome-infected cattle]
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Protective and inappropriate antibody responses in trypanosome-infected cattle