Specificity of isoelectric focusing-purified antigens in the diagnosis of human cysticercosis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 565-569

  Ko, R C ^a   Ng, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROSS REACTIONS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA;

CESTODA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0031949812     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050449     Document Type: Article

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