Antigenic differences between axenic amastigotes & promastigotes of Leishrnania donovani

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue DEC., 1996, Pages 349-354

  Chattopadhayay, R ^a   Kaur, S ^a   Ganguly, N K ^a   Mahajan, R C ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Axenic amastigotes; Cantigens; Immunoblotting; Immunofluoresence; Leishmania donovani; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NONHUMAN; PROMASTIGOTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; EPITOPES; GERM-FREE LIFE; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

EID: 0030462216     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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