Detection and quantification of Ornithodoros-specific anti-tick antibody by competitive inhibition ELISA

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-93

  Wozniak, Edward J ^a,b   Butler, Jerry F ^a   Endris, Richard G ^a,c   Zam, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOAT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITOSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOATS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RABBITS; TICKS;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORNITHODOROS; ORNITHODOROS CORIACEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029932420     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284121     Document Type: Article

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