Immunodiagnosis of human fascioliasis with Fasciola hepatica cysteine proteinases

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-57

  Cordova M ^a   Reategui L ^a   Espinoza, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteinases; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Fasciola hepatica; Fascioliasis; Peru; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033007745     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90178-5     Document Type: Article

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