Evolutionarily conserved proteins as prominent immunogens during Leishmania infections

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 246-250

  Requena, Jose María ^a   Alonso, Carlos ^a   Soto, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; EFFECTOR CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGENICITY; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; IMMUNIZATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MICE; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0034214297     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01651-3     Document Type: Review

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