Characterization of body louse midgut proteins recognized by resistant hosts

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-38

  Ochanda, James O ^a   Mumcuoglu, Kosta Y ^b   Ben Yakir, David ^b   Okuru, J K ^a   Oduol, V O ^a   Galun, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Human body louse; Immunogens; Midgut proteins; Pediculus humanus; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; ANIMALIA; INSECTA; PEDICULUS HUMANUS;

PROTEIN; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RABBIT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PROTEINS; RABBITS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0030027023     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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