Detection of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis circulating antigen using monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MAb-ELISA)

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28 SUPPL. 1, Issue , 1997, Pages 143-147

  Ambu, S ^a   Noor Rain, A ^a   Mak, J W ^a   Maslah, D ^a   Maidah, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ABORIGINE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; NEMATODIASIS; RACE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 2542562909     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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