Immunoblot analysis of Schistosoma japonicum egg antigens with sera from patients with acute and chronic schistosomiasis japonica

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 702-707

  Kirinoki, Masashi ^a   Hu, Min ^b   Yokoi, Hajime ^a,c   Chigusa, Yuichi ^a   Matsuda, Hajime ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hubei Institute of Schistosomiasis Control   (China)

^c Department of Health Promotion   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SERUM; WORM EGG;

EID: 1842684420     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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