Antigenemia is associated with low antibody response to carbohydrate determinants of a filarial surface antigen

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-111

  Bal, M S ^a   Beuria, M K ^a   Mandal, N N ^a   Das, Manoj K ^a  

^a REGIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE ICMR   (India)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; IgG; Lymphatic filariasis; Og4C3 antigenemia; Surface antigens

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PERIODATE;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INDIA; MICROFILARIASIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CARBOHYDRATES; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPITOPES; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

CELL FUSING AGENT VIRUS; NEMATODA; WUCHERERIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0038539216     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2003.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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