Human immune response to sand fly salivary gland antigens: A useful epidemiological marker?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 740-745

  Barral, A ^a   Honda, E ^a   Caldas, A ^a   Costa, J ^a   Vinhas, V ^a   Rowton, E D ^a   Valenzuela, J G ^a   Charlab, R ^a   Barral Netto, M ^a   Ribeiro, J M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SALIVARY GLAND; SEROLOGY;

LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034457550     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.740     Document Type: Article

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