Molecular characterisation of a predominant antigenic region of Giardia lamblia variant surface protein H7

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 827-832

  Bienz, M ^a   Wittwer, P ^a   Zimmermann, V ^a   Muller N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antigenic variation; Epitope mapping; Giardia; Immunoglobulin A; Mucosal immune response; Variant surface protein

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0034993940     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00182-5     Document Type: Article

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