Purification, characterization, and immunolocalization of paramyosin from the adult stage of Fasciola hepatica

Parasitology Research

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 441-448

  Cancela, Martín ^a   Carmona, Carlos ^a   Rossi, Silvina ^b   Frangione, Blas ^c   Goñi, Fernando ^c,d   Berasain, Patricia ^a  

^a Inst Higiene Alfredo Navarro 3051   (Uruguay)

^b Universidad de la Republica Instituto de Higiene   (Uruguay)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FASCIOLA HEPATICA PARAMYOSIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; DIMER; DISULFIDE; MONOMER; PARAMYOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SOLUBILIZATION; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FRACTIONAL PRECIPITATION; HELMINTH PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINES; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE CELLS; TESTIS; TROPOMYOSIN;

DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 2442706370     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-1059-3     Document Type: Article

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