Characterization of the specificity of the humoral response to Pythium insidiosum antigens

Journal de Mycologie Medicale

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 63-68

  Leal, A T ^a   Santurio, J M ^a   Leal, A B M ^a   Catto, J B ^b   Flores, E F ^a   Lubeck, I ^a   Alves, S H ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigenic characterization; Cattle; Fungi; Horses; Immunotherapy; Pythium insidiosum; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGUS ANTIGEN; MYCELIAL MASS ANTIGEN; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORSE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM INSIDIOSUM;

EID: 28744437031     PISSN: 11565233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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