Cellular and humoral immune responses of hydatidosis patients to Echinococcus granulosus purified antigens

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 619-625

  Kharebov, Aza ^a   Nahmias, Jacov ^b   El On, Joseph ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Bylu Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030711761     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.619     Document Type: Article

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