Immunocytochemical localization and distribution of human albumin in Wuchereria bancrofti adult worms

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Peixoto, Christina Alves ^a,c   Norões, Joaquim ^b   Rocha, Abraham ^a   Dreyer, Gerusa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^c Ctro de Pesq Aggeu Magalhaes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MICROFILARIA; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WORM; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0032941036     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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