Recognition of Pneumocystis carinii antigen on its surface by immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-137

  Kwon, Kun Young ^a   Kim, Sang Pyo ^a   Limper, Andrew H ^b  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Pneumocystis carinii; Post embedding immunogold labeling; Tissue embedding

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PNEUMOCYSTIS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032038969     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1998.13.2.131     Document Type: Article

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