Novel antigens for neurocysticercosis: Simple method for preparation and evaluation for serodiagnosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 291-294

  Ito, Akira ^a   Plancarte, Agustin ^b   Ma, Liang ^a   Kong, Yoon ^c   Flisser, Ana ^b   Cho, Seung Yull ^d   Liu, Yue Han ^e   Kamhawi, Shaden ^f   Lightowlers, Marshall W ^g   Schantz, Peter M ^h  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0031660624     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.291     Document Type: Article

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