Partially purified fraction (PPF) antigen from adult Fasciola gigantica for the serodiagnosis of human fascioliasis using Dot-ELISA technique

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-20

  Dalimi, Abdolhossein ^a   Hadighi, Ramtin ^a   Madani, Rasool ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dot ELISA; Fasciola gigantica; Human fascioliasis; Partially purified fraction antigen

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 1042280970     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2004.18     Document Type: Article

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