In vitro expression of a recombinant paramyosin of Ancylostoma caninum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1229-1233

  Kohlmetz, C ^a   Epe, C ^a   Schnieder, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Paramyosin; Protein expression; Recombinant antigen

Indexed keywords

PARAMYOSIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA SEQUENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOGS; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031867420     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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