Immunocytochemical localization of antigens recognized by human antisera in infective larvae of Wuchereria bancrofti

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-506

  Silva, Lânia F ^a   Alves, Luiz Carlos ^a   Brayner, Fábio A ^a   Peixoto, Christina A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GOLD; RESIN;

PARASITOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INCUBATION TIME; LARVA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0038006408     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0501:ILOARB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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