Differences in reactivity of paracoccidioidomycosis sera with gp43 isoforms

Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  Souza, M C ^a   Gesztesi, J L ^b   Souza, A R ^a   Moraes, J Z ^a   Lopes, J D ^a   Camargo, Z P ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Disciplina de Biologia Celular   (Brazil)

Author keywords

gp43 isoforms; P. brasiliensis; Reactive sera

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS;

PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PARACOCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 0031045806     PISSN: 02681218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02681219780000811     Document Type: Article

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