Antibody response of Echinococcus granulosus infected mice: Recognition of glucidic and peptidic epitopes and lack of avidity maturation

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 393-392

  Ferragut, Gabriela ^a   Nieto, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Antibody avidity; Carbohydrate epitopes; E. granulosus; Secondary hydatidosis in mice

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

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

EID: 0029948183     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-125.x     Document Type: Article

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