An antigen detection assay for diagnosing filariasis

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-251

  Wongkamchai, Sirichit ^a   Choochote, Wej ^b   Jitpuckdee, Achariya ^b   Suvannadabba, Saravud ^c   Loymak, Sumart ^d   Sakolvaree, Yuwaporn ^e   Tapchaisri, Pramuan ^e   Chaicumpa, Wanpen ^e  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d Filariasis Project   (Thailand)

^e THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEINASE K;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; ELEPHANTIASIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; LYMPHANGITIS; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIASIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BRUGIA MALAYI; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRICETINAE; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; HYBRIDOMAS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RATS;

EID: 2942615197     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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