Plasmodium berghei: Enhanced Protective Immunity after Vaccination of White Rats Born of Immune Mothers

Young white rats born of immune mothers had a significantly higher level of immunity to Plasmodium berghei after immunization with a nonliving antigen than either unvaccinated littermates or vaccinated rats born of normal nonimmune mothers.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1971-06, Vol.172 (3988), p.1151-1152
Main Author: Desowitz, Robert S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antigens
Erythrocytes
Immunity
Immunization
Maternal immunity
Mortality
Parasitemia
Parasitism
Rats
Vaccination
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Summary:Young white rats born of immune mothers had a significantly higher level of immunity to Plasmodium berghei after immunization with a nonliving antigen than either unvaccinated littermates or vaccinated rats born of normal nonimmune mothers.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.172.3988.1151