Expression of the microfilarial sheath protein 2 (shp2) of the filarial parasites Litomosoides sigmodontis and Brugia malayi

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-248

  Conraths, Franz J ^a,b   Hirzmann, Jörg ^a   Hobom, Gerd ^a   Zahner, Horst ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LITOMOSOIDES; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIA SHEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; LITOMOSOIDES; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS;

EID: 0031105198     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1996.4138     Document Type: Article

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