Use of a pre-selected epitope of cathepsin-L1 in a highly specific peptide-based immunoassay for the diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infections in cattle

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 685-696

  Cornelissen, Jan B W J ^a   Gaasenbeek, Cor P H ^a   Boersma, Wim ^a   Borgsteede, Fred H M ^a   Van Milligen, Florine J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cathepsin L; ELISA; Fasciola hepatica; Peptide

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN L; EPITOPE; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DICTYOCAULUS VIVIPARUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; NEMATODIRUS; NONHUMAN; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; SCHISTOSOMA; TAENIA SAGINATA;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; BOS TAURUS; COOPERIA ONCOPHORA; DICTYOCAULUS VIVIPARUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; NEMATODIRUS; NEMATODIRUS HELVETIANUS; ONCOPHORA; OSTERTAGIA OSTERTAGI; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MATTHEEI; TAENIA SAGINATA; TREMATODA; VIVIPARUS;

EID: 0033020805     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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