Characterization of Leishmania isolated in Iran: 1. Serotyping with species specific monoclonal antibodies

Acta Tropica

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-307

  Ardehali, S ^a   Moattari, A ^a   Hatam, G R ^b   Hosseini, S M H ^c   Sharifi, I ^d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Characterization; Iran; Leishmaniasis; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEROTYPE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GERBILLINAE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTYPING; SKIN;

EID: 0034737952     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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