Autoantibodies, immunoglobulins, complement and circulating immune complexes in acute malaria

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-7

  Jhaveri, K N ^a   Ghosh, K ^b   Mohanty, D ^b   Parmar, B D ^a   Surati, R R ^a   Camoens, H M T ^b   Joshi, S H ^b   Iyer, Y S ^b   Desai, A ^b   Badakere, S S ^b  

^a CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; AUTOANTIBODIES; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030642174     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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