Detection of gastrointestinal nematodes by a coproantigen capture ELISA

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Johnson, M J ^a   Behnke, J M ^a   Coles, G C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; RABBIT ANTISERUM;

ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HAMSTER; HYMENOLEPIS; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; INTESTINE PARASITE; MOUSE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0030038798     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5288(96)90122-8     Document Type: Article

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