Sex-dependent neutralizing humoral response to Schistosoma mansoni 28GST antigen in infected human populations

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1855-1859

  Remoué, Franck ^a   Rogerie, François ^c   Gallissot, Marie Claire ^c   Guyatt, Helen L ^c   Neyrinck, Jean Loup ^a   Diakkhate, Mère Marie ^c   Niang, Malick ^c   Butterworth, Anthony E ^b   Auriault, Claude ^a   Capron, André ^a   Riveau, Gilles ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENEGAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034123563     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315454     Document Type: Article

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