Immunocharacterization of Taenia solium oncosphere and metacestode antigens

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-280

  Garcia Allan, C ^a,e   Martinez N ^b   Flisser, A ^c   Aluja, A ^b   Allan, J C ^d   Craig, P S ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RABBIT ANTISERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TAENIA HYDATIGENA; TAENIA PISIFORMIS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA HYDATIGENA; TAENIA PISIFORMIS; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 0029824989     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x00015558     Document Type: Article

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