Characterisation of Fasciola gigantica adult 27-kDa excretory-secretory antigen in human fascioliasis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-327

  Tantrawatpan, C ^a   Maleewong, W ^a   Wongkham, C ^a   Wongkham, S ^a   Intapan, P M ^a   Nakashima, K ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b TOKAI GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; LECTIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SILVER STAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LECTINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SILVER STAINING;

FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0242266125     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0972-9     Document Type: Article

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