Isolation and partial characterisation of the Triton X-100 solubilised protein antigen from mycobacterium tuberculosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 585-591

  Kim, Hwa Jung ^a   Jo, Eun Kyeong ^a   Park, Jeong Kyu ^a   Lim, Jae Hyun ^a   Min, Dullei ^a   Paik, Tae Hyun ^a,b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LIPID; MYCOBACTERIUM ANTIGEN; PROTEIN; TRITON X 100; TUBERCULIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0032884596     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-6-585     Document Type: Article

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