Identification of a peroxidoxin protein (OvPXN-2) of the human parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus by sequential protein fractionation

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-135

  Schrum, Silke ^a   Bialonski, Alexandra ^a   Marti, Thomas ^a   Zipfel, Peter F ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunomodulation; Onchocerca; OvPXN 2

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032128444     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(98)00034-6     Document Type: Article

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