Diagnostic potential of Western blot analysis of sera from dogs with leishmaniasis in endemic areas and significance of the pattern

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-159

  Aisa, M Jesus ^a   Castillejo, Soledad ^a   Gallego, Montserrat ^a   Fisa, Roser ^a   Riera, M Cristina ^a   De Colmenares, Maria ^a   Torras, Sara ^a   Roura, Xavier ^b   Sentis, Joan ^c   Portus, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031907398     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.154     Document Type: Article

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