Antigenicity and specificity of very low molecular weight Onchocerca volvulus polypeptides in the range 2.2-12.5 kD

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 635-645

  Hoffmann, Wolfgang H ^a   Blanke, Christoph H ^a   Maier, Jens M ^a   Lüder, Carsten G K ^a   Schulz Key, Hartwig ^a   Soboslay, Peter T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

immunoblotting; lymphatic filariasis; Onchocerca volvulus; onchocerciasis; pathogenesis; Tricine SDS PAGE; very low molecular weight antigens

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PAN (APE);

EID: 0030875565     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-350.x     Document Type: Article

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