Tick resistance. Abrogation of the immune response to Boophilus microplus by systemic injections of cortisone
After several experimental exposures to the cattle tick Boophilus mtcroptus, cattle acquired an Immunologically mediated resistance to the tick. Resistant animals expressed a strong immediate hypersensitive reaction to purified tick antigens and developed edematous, eosinophil rich lesions at tick f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
1986
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38653/1/14.%2038653.pdf |