
TY  - JOUR
A1  - O'Donnell, IJ 
A1  - Green, PE 
A1  - Connell, JA 
A1  - Hopkins, PS 
T1  - Immunization of Sheep With Larval Antigens of Lucilia cuprina
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1981
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 411
EP  - 418
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9810411 
N2  - Sheep were immunized with antigens extracted from third-instar larvae of L. cuprina. This procedure produced substantial titres of circulating antibody as measured by solid-phase radioimmunoassay or immunodiffusion or by both techniques. However, immunization did not confer protection against subsequent implant challenge with first-instar larvae. In vitro studies indicated that pooled sera from immunized sheep (mean immunodiffusion titre = 3) significantly reduced larval survival. Antigen specificity and the modulating effects of concomitant humoral responses to larval challenge are discussed in relation to the findings. 
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