A universally applicable internal standard for PCR detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in biological samples

Parasite

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-257

  Nicolas, L ^a,b   Plichart, C ^a  

^a Inst Terr Rech Medicales Louis M   (French Polynesia)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

DNA ELISA; Internal standard; PCR; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0031219448     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1997043253     Document Type: Article

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