A biochemical and immunological comparative study on Trypanosoma equiperdum and Trypanosoma evansi

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 289-300

  Giardina, S ^a   Paganico, G ^b   Urbani, G ^b   Rossi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antigen; Glycoprotein; Polypeptides; Protease; Speciation; Surface proteins; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ANTISERUM; CELLULOSE; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FILTRATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PURIFICATION; RAT; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GLYCOPROTEINS; PEPTIDES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0038727713     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024032024733     Document Type: Article

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