Molecular markers in acute and chronic phases of human toxoplasmosis: Determination of immunoglobulin G avidity by Western blotting

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 384-389

  Marcolino, P T ^a   Silva, D A O ^a   Leser, P G ^b   Camargo, M E ^b   Mineo, J R ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b Fleury Laboratory   (Brazil)

^c Laboratory of Immunology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0034118918     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.7.3.384-389.2000     Document Type: Article

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