Studies on the lysozyme independence of immune immobilisation of Treponema pallidum and the frequency of lysozyme autoantibodies in syphilitic sere

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 669-674

  Zielinski, Susanne ^a   Borkhardt, Hertha Lore ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPIROCHETE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0030751264     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-8-669     Document Type: Article

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