Preparation of Entamoeba histolytica antigens without enzymatic inhibitors

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-236

  Flores, M S ^a   Tamez Trevino E ^a   Castaneda F ^b   Tijerina Menchaca, R ^a   Galan Wong, L ^a   Rangel, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO EN ELECTROQUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen preservation; Cellular enzymes; Entamoeba histolytica; Enzymatic inhibitors; Proteolytic activity

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CHLOROFORM; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HEMAGGLUTININ; IODOACETAMIDE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; METHANOL; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIVER AMEBIASIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TROPHOZOITE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; HUMANS; LIVER ABSCESS, AMEBIC; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 23944445027     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182005007730     Document Type: Article

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