Immunoreactive molecules of Brugia malayi and their diagnostic potential

Opportunistic Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 207-212

  Singh, Usha ^a   Misra, S ^a   Murthy, P K ^a   Katiyar, J C ^a   Agrawal, A ^b   Sircar, A R ^b  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adult worms; Antigen; Brugia malayi; ELISA; Human filarial sera; IgG antibody; Infective larvae; Microfilariae; SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644229408     PISSN: 13862618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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