Reproducibility of alkaline antigens of Leishmania major-like and Leishmania (V.) braziliensis evaluated by IgG-ELISA. Comparison of antigens added of a protein inhibitor (PMSF) or not

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 287-290

  Celeste, Beatriz Julieta ^a   Guimaraes, Maria Carolina Soares ^a   De Souza, José Maria Pacheco ^a   Bergamaschi, Denise P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkaline antigens; IgG ELISA; Leishmania (V.) braziliensis; Leishmania major like; Protein inhibitor (PMSF); Reproducibility of serological tests

Indexed keywords

4 TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; 4-TOLUENESULFONYL FLUORIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOLUENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032149739     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46651998000500004     Document Type: Article

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