Immunoblot evaluation of the species-specificity of Em18 and Em16 antigens for serodiagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-486

  Nirmalan, Niroshini ^a   Craig, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antigens; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus multilocularis; Em16; Em18; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG ALVEOLUS; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 0030819936     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90293-5     Document Type: Article

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