Molecular dissection of the human B-cell response against Toxoplasma gondii infection by lambda display of cDNA libraries

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-173

  Beghetto, Elisa ^a   Spadoni, Andrea ^a   Buffolano, Wilma ^b   Del Pezzo, Mariassunta ^b   Minenkova, Olga ^a   Pavoni, Emiliano ^a   Pucci, Andrea ^a   Cortese, Riccardo ^c   Felici, Franco ^a   Gargano, Nicola ^a  

^a Kenton Laboratories   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

^c IRBM   (Italy)

Author keywords

cDNA library; Phage display; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; EPITOPE; GENE PRODUCT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; B LYMPHOCYTE; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA LIBRARY; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PROMOTER REGION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0037291961     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(02)00256-4     Document Type: Article

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