Characterization of the limited specificity of antigen recognition in earthworms

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 435-440

  Kohlerova P ^a,b   Tuckova L ^a   Bilej, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; EISENIA FETIDA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

ANTIGEN; HETEROPHILE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS; ANTIGENS, HETEROPHILE; OLIGOCHAETA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINS;

EID: 0033291961     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02903719     Document Type: Article

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