Transmission blocking vaccine studies in leishmaniasis: I. Lipophosphoglycan is a promising transmission blocking vaccine molecule against cutaneous leishmaniasis

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 84-89

  Tonui, W K ^a   Mbati, P A ^a   Anjili, C O ^a   Orago, A S ^b   Turco, S J ^c   Githure, J I ^a   Koech, D K ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP63, LEISHMANIA; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG SCREENING; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GLYCOSPHINGOLIPIDS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHLEBOTOMUS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

EID: 0035542292     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i2.9094     Document Type: Article

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