Detection of cruzipain, the major cysteine proteinase from Trypanosoma cruzi and its C-terminal extension in biological fluids during experimental infection in mice

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-128

  Gonzalez G ^a   Sunnemark, D ^b   Orn A ^b   Gronvik K O ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUZIPAIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; URINE;

EID: 0030055966     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-290.x     Document Type: Article

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