Paramyosin: A candidate vaccine antigen against Schistosoma japonicum

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-52

  Ramirez, Bernadette L ^a   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^b   Wiest, Peter M ^b,c   Arias, Percival ^a   Aligui, Fe ^a   Acosta, Luz ^a   Peters, Pierre ^a   Olds, G Richard ^b,c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunity; Paramyosin; Schistosoma japonicum; Trematode

Indexed keywords

PARAMYOSIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; VACCINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; JAPONICA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030065147     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1996.d01-4.x     Document Type: Article

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