Human antibody responses to Brugia malayi antigens in brugian filariasis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 429-436

  Zhang, Shaorong ^a   Li, Benwen ^a   Weil, Gary J ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; ELISA; IFAT; IgE; IgG4; Infective larvae; Surface antigens; Western blot

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRUGIA MALAYI; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDIA; LARVA; MALE;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI;

EID: 0032930645     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(98)00225-2     Document Type: Article

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