Immunoblot analysis of the antibody response to antigens of Leishmania donovani in Indian kala-azar

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 263-267

  Salotra, Poonam ^a   Raina, Anita ^a   Negi, N S ^b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Blotting, Western; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis, visceral; Serologic tests

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 0033454734     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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