The abundant larval transcript-1 and -2 genes of Brugia malayi encode stage-specific candidate vaccine antigens for filariasis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 4174-4179

  Gregory, William F ^a   Atmadja, Agnes K ^b   Allen, Judith E ^a   Maizels, Rick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VACCINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; ELEPHANTIASIS; FILARIASIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LARVA; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WUCHERERIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BASE SEQUENCE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA PRIMERS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERBILLINAE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INTRONS; LARVA; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VACCINES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033917103     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.7.4174-4179.2000     Document Type: Article

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