Immunohistological studies on Onchocerca volvulus ankyrin (EI)

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 558-574

  Erttmann, K D ^a   Gallin, M Y ^a   Eggert, P ^a   Buttner D W ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embryo; Filarial nematode; Neuronal protein; Protective immunity

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMOCARZINE; ANKYRIN; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SURAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ANISAKIS SP.; HYPODERRIS; LAMIINAE; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0029962694     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00081.x     Document Type: Article

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