Differential expression of cell surface- and dense granule-associated Neospora caninum proteins in tachyzoites and bradyzoites

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 753-758

  Fuchs, Nicole ^a   Sonda, Sabrina ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, NUDE; NEOSPORA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RABBITS; TOXOPLASMA; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0031849570     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284583     Document Type: Article

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