Serum IgM antibody response to the galactose-inhibitable adherence lectin of Entameoba histolytica

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 431-434

  Abd Alla, Mohamed D ^a   Jackson, Terry G F H ^b   Ravdin, Jonathan I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LECTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AMEBIASIS; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031658526     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.431     Document Type: Article

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