Preparation and characterization of specific monoclonal antibodies for the detection of adult worm infections in Onchocerciasis

Hybridoma

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 283-290

  Cho Ngwa, Fidelis ^a,b   Daggfeldt, Annika ^b   Titanji, Vincent P K ^a   Grönvik, Kjell Olov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IVERMECTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE CYCLE; MICROFILARIA; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; BOVINAE; LOA LOA; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA OCHENGI; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS;

EID: 29144487388     PISSN: 15540014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2005.24.283     Document Type: Article

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