Biochemical and immunological characterization of soluble antigens of Giardia lamblia

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 604-610

  Chaudhuri, P P ^a   Das, D ^a   Sarkar, S ^a   Munoz, M L ^b   Das, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAZOLENE SODIUM; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; GLYCOPROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GEL FILTRATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PEPTIDES; RABBITS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0030941757     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050304     Document Type: Article

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