Short report: Immunodiagnosis of human fascioliasis using recombinant Fasciola hepatica cathepsin L1 cysteine proteinase

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 749-751

  O'Neill, Sandra M ^a   Parkinson, Michael ^a   Dowd, Andrew J ^a   Strauss, Wilma ^b   Angles, Rene ^b   Dalton, John P ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b Instituto Nacional de Laboratorios de Salud Bolivia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032933713     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.749     Document Type: Article

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