Characterization of Sm14 related components in different helminths by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blotting analysis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 115-116

  Thaumaturgo, Nilton ^a   Vilar, Mônica Magno ^a   Edelenyi, Ricardo ^a   Tendler, Miriam ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fatty acid binding protein; Immune crossreaction; Schistosoma mansoni; Sm14

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA PARAENSEI; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TAENIA SAGINATA; VERMES;

CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID TRANSPORTER; HELMINTH PROTEIN; SM14 PROTEIN, SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0036362097     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000900024     Document Type: Article

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