Molecular characterisation of a novel 8-kDa subunit of Echinococcus granulosus antigen B

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-250

  Fernández, Verónica ^a   Ferreira, Henrique B ^b   Fernández, Cecilia ^a   Zaha, Arnaldo ^b   Nieto, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

8 kDa subunit; Antigen B; Diagnosis; Echinococcus granulosus

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP B ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; DNA LIBRARY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HYDATID CYST; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0342716452     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(96)02602-3     Document Type: Article

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