Cysticercus Immunoblot Assay in Patients with Single, Small Enhancing Lesions and Multilesional Neurocysticercosis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 476-479

  Singh, G ^a   Kaushal, V ^a   Ram, S ^a   Kaushal, R K ^a   Dhanuka, A K ^a   Khurana, S ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 0033123135     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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