Characterization of carbohydrates of adult Echinococcus granulosus by lectin-binding analysis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Casaravilla, Cecilia ^a   Malgor, Ramiro ^a   Carmona, Carlos ^a  

^a Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Higiene   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID;

CARBOHYDRATE; PARASITOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BLOTTING; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FLUORESCENCE; GENITAL SYSTEM; LECTIN BINDING; NONHUMAN; WORM; WORM TEGUMENT;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCUS; LECTINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0037328566     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0057:COCOAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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