Code
01SC1410
Duration
14 February 2010 → 30 September 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Animal biology
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Medical and health sciences
- Immunology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine
- Other veterinary sciences
- Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Keywords
skin homing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes
Project description
In June 2006, a highly pathogenic PRRSV variant emerged in China. This project aims to determine whether this highly pathogenic PRRSV variant is more immune-evasive compared to a low pathogenic Chinese PRRSV variant. Therefore, natural killer cell and cytotoxic T-cell responses will be investigated in pigs, that are infected with either of these PRRSV variants.