Proteinases of Trichomonas vaginalis: Antibody response in patients with urogenital trichomoniasis

Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 387-391

  Alderete, J F ^b   Valent, M ^a  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

proteinases; Trichomonas vaginalis; trichomoniasis

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PRECIPITIN TESTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA;

EID: 0026523915     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000074552     Document Type: Article

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