Article
Growth of Lucilia cuprina larvae following treatment of sheep divergently selected for fleece rot and fly strike with monoclonal antibodies to T lymphocyte subsets and interferon gamma.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 1996
Colditz I G, Eisemann C H, Tellam R L, McClure S J, Mortimer S I, Husband A J
Abstract excerpt
Intensive lymphocytic infiltration of the underlying dermis occurs during cutaneous myiasis caused by larvae of the blow fly, Lucilia cuprina. To determine the effect of this infiltrate on larval growth, monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to CD4, CD8 or WC1 lymphocyte subset determinants were injected i...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Diptera
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genotype
- Immunity, Innate
- Interferon-gamma
- Larva
- Lymphocyte Count
- Myiasis
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
- Skin
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets