Recognition of tissue cyst-specific antigens in reactivating toxoplasmosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 587-595

  McHugh, T D ^a   Bathgate, T ^b   Mangan, J ^b   Johnson, J D ^b   Holliman, R E ^b   Butcher, P D ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0030855542     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-7-587     Document Type: Article

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