Antigen recognition by igg4 antibodies in human trichinellosis

Parasite

Volumn 8, Issue , 2001, Pages S168-S171

  Pinelli, E ^a   Van, G ^a   Homan, W ^a   Van der Giessen, J ^a   Kortbeek, L M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

45 kDa; ES antigen; Human trichinellosis; Lgg4

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; POLAND; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LARVA; POLAND; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 0041828249     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: 17761042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/200108s2168     Document Type: Article

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