A quantitative assay to detect circulating fibrosin and its application in experimental schistosomiasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-70

  Wyler, D J ^a   Talebian, P ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROSIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROGENESIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0031034501     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.66     Document Type: Article

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