Chimeric synthetic peptides as antigens for detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-66

  Shah, K ^a   Davis, C ^a   Wilson, J ^a   Parekh, B ^b  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EPITOPE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029688209     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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