Do excretory-secretory products of Onchocerca gibsoni contain phosphorylcholine attached to O-type glycans?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1075-1080

  Macdonald, M ^a   Copeman, D B ^b   Harnett, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbohydrate linkage analysis; excretory secretory products; Onchocerca; phosphorylcholine

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCAN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ACANTHOCHEILONEMA VITEAE; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA GIBSONI;

EID: 0030273241     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80005-1     Document Type: Article

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