Carbohydrates on the surface of Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces are immunodominant in mice

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 559-569

  Míguez, Marina ^a   Baz, Adriana ^a   Nieto, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate epitopes; E. granulosus; Hydatid disease; Protoscolex; Surface antigens

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CHANDIPURA VIRUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0029802881     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-30.x     Document Type: Article

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