Western blot analysis of humoral immune response to Leishmania donovani antigens in patients with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-101

  Salotra, Poonam ^a   Raina, Anita ^a   Ramesh, V ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Humoral responses; Immunoblotting; Leishmania donovani; Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEPROSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VITILIGO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; NASO HEXACANTHUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032975181     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90197-9     Document Type: Article

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