Actin of Brugia malayi microfilariae contains a developmentally regulated antigenic epitope

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 327-330

  Sritharan, Manjula ^a   Piessens, W F ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Brugia malayi; Filarial

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; EPITOPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; BRUGIA MALAYI; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

BRUGIA MALAYI;

EID: 0031466323     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00163-1     Document Type: Article

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