The novel cuticular collagen ovcol-1 of Onchocerca volvulus is preferentially recognized by immunoglobulin G3 from putatively immune individuals

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 164-170

  Stewart, Graham R ^a,d   Zhu, Yanhui ^a   Parredes, Wilson ^b   Tree, Timothy I M ^a   Guderian, Ronald ^b   Bradley, Janette E ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL VOZANDES   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031022379     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.1.164-170.1997     Document Type: Article

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