Evidence for the existence of ganglioside molecules in the antigen of Entamoeba histolytica

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 133-137

  Sorice, M ^a   Griggi, T ^a   Nicodemo, G ^a   Garofalo, T ^a   Marangi, M ^a   Sanguigni, S ^a   Becker, S I ^b   Mirelman, D ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; gangliosides; GD1a; GM2

Indexed keywords

GANGLIOSIDE; GANGLIOSIDE GM2; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 0029922348     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-67.x     Document Type: Article

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