Experimental Bubalian Fasciolosis: Kinetics of Antibody Response using 28 kDa Fasciola gigantica Cysteine Proteinase as Antigen

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Dixit, A K ^a,b   Yadav, S C ^a   Sharma, R L ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b O O Jt Director Veterinary Services   (India)

Author keywords

Cysteine proteinase; Fasciola gigantica; Fasciolosis; Serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA;

EID: 0842265795     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000009526.67899.cf     Document Type: Article

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