HLA characterization in adult asymptomatic cyst passers of Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 833-836

  Valdez, Edith ^a   Martínez, Ma Del Carmen ^a   Gómez, Alejandro ^a   Cedillo, Roberto ^a   Arellano, Jorge ^a   Peŕez, Marta E ^a   Ramos, Fernando ^c   Morán, Patricia ^b   González, Enrique ^c   Valenzuela, Olivia ^c   Melendro, Emma I ^c   Ramiro, Manuel ^b   Kretschmer, Roberto ^a   Muñoz, Onofre ^a   Ximénez, Cecilia ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^b Octubre del ISSTE   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CYST; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER ABSCESS; MEXICO; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032823764     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050641     Document Type: Article

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