Characterization of GP39-42 and GP24 antigens from Taena solium cysticerci and of their antigenic GP10 subunit

Parasitology Research

Volumn 85, Issue 8-9, 1999, Pages 680-684

  Plancarte, A ^a   Hirota, C ^a   Martinez Ocana J ^a   Mendoza Hernandez G ^b   Zenteno, E ^b   Flisser, A ^a,c  

^a Ciudad Universitaria ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CYSTICERCUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; FEMALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RABBITS; SWINE; TAENIA;

EID: 0032975163     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050615     Document Type: Article

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