Identification of a fibronectin-like molecule on the surface of Leishmania amastigotes

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 13-18

  Del Cacho, E ^a,c   Quilez, J ^b   Lopez Bernad, F ^a   Sanchez Acedo, C ^a   Gallego, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

gp63; immunoelectron microscopy; Leishmania sp

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FIBRONECTINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 18244415476     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(96)00992-2     Document Type: Article

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