Preliminary study of the presence of antibodies against excretory-secretory antigens from protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs with intestinal echinococcosis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-317

  Carmena, David ^a,b   Benito, Aitziber ^a   Martínez, Jorge ^a   Guisantes, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Excretory secretory antigens; Intestinal echinococcosis; Parasite antigens; Protoscoleces

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTH; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; VERMES;

EID: 21044446719     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000300018     Document Type: Article

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