Immunolocalization of an endogenous antigenic material of Rhinosporidium seeberi expressed only during mature sporangial development

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 205-212

  Herr, Roger A ^a   Mendoza, Leonel ^a   Arseculeratne, Sarath N ^b   Ajello, Libero ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Immunolocalization; Rhinosporidiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; PROTEIN A;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMYCETALES; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RHINOSPORIDIOSIS; RHINOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0033067749     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(98)00137-0     Document Type: Article

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