Identification and characterization of a Fc receptor activity on the Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-47

  Vercammen, M ^a   El Bouhdidi, A ^b   Ben Messaoud, A ^b   De Meuter, F ^a   Bazin, H ^c   Dubremetz, J F ^d   Carlier, Y ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Fc Receptor; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

MURINAE; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031950310     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.t01-1-00124.x     Document Type: Article

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