CD5+ B lymphocytes in cattle infected with African trypanosomiasis

Although specific immunoglobulin (Ig) and B cell responses are suppressed during an infection, there is a general activation of the humoral component of the immune system in infections with African trypanosomes. The changes in the humoral immune systems during infections are summarised in this paper...

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Main Author: Naessens, Jan
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases 1994
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2818
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Summary:Although specific immunoglobulin (Ig) and B cell responses are suppressed during an infection, there is a general activation of the humoral component of the immune system in infections with African trypanosomes. The changes in the humoral immune systems during infections are summarised in this paper.