Specificity and role of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi clearance antibodies

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-31

  Umekita, L F ^a   Barbara, K C ^a   Mota, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immune clearance; T. cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

A J MOUSE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNIZATION, PASSIVE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED A; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0029687317     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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