Strongyloides ratti antigenic components recognized by IgE antibodies in immunoblotting as an additional tool for improving the immunodiagnosis in human strongyloidiasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-93

  Rodrigues, Rosângela Maria ^a   Sopelete, Mônica Camargo ^a   De Oliveira Silva, Deise Aparecida ^a   Cunha Júnior, Jair Pereira ^a   Taketomi, Ernesto Akio ^a   Costa Cruz, Julia Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ELISA; IgE; Immunoblotting; Strongyloides ratti; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PARASITE VIRULENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 1642444774     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000100016     Document Type: Article

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