Human Bancroftian filariasis: Loss of patent microfilaraemia is not associated with production of antibodies to microfilarial sheath

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 163-167

  Satapathy, A K ^a   Sahoo, P K ^a   Babu Geddam, J J ^a   Mohanty, M C ^a   Ravindran, B ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Antisheath antibodies; Bancroftian filariasis; Circulating filarial antigen; Protective immunity; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; COHORT STUDIES; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HUMANS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0035086865     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2001.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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