Transmission of hepatitis B to the rhesus monkey. Studies on the humoral and cell-mediated immune response

J Med Primatol. 1978;7(2):114-8. doi: 10.1159/000459794.

Abstract

The susceptibility of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) to hepatitis B virus was enhanced by the induction of chronic infection with Plasmodium inuei.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibody Formation*
  • Haplorhini
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Hepatitis B / transmission
  • Hepatitis B / veterinary*
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / isolation & purification
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / isolation & purification
  • Immunity, Cellular*
  • Macaca mulatta*
  • Macaca*
  • Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors
  • Malaria / veterinary
  • Monkey Diseases / immunology
  • Monkey Diseases / transmission*

Substances

  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
  • Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors