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The Passive Transfer of Immunity in Guineapigs Infected with the Nematode Ascaris suum Goeze, 1782*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. F. Taffs
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge**

Extract

Two out of three guineapigs received some degree of protection against an oral dose of A. suum eggs after the intraperitoneal injection of immune anti-Ascaris guineapig serum.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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