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The Preparation of Helminth Antigen from Fresh Bunostomum trigonocephalum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

A. M. Dunn
A. M. Dunn
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Edinburgh
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Extract

A satisfactory antigen for use in serological studies of nematodiasis in sheep has been prepared from Bunostomum trigonocephalum.

The investigations are outlined and a method for its routine preparation from field material is described.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 28 , Issue 1-2 , June 1954 , pp. 9 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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