Immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis in swine experimentally infected with Taenia solium eggs, using antigen of Cysticercus cellulosae scolex;Imunodiagnóstico da cisticercose em suíno experimentalmente infectado com ovos de Taenia solium, utilizando antígeno de escólex de Cysticercus cellulosae

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Soares, K A ^a   Silva, M R M ^a   Poleti, M D ^a   Maia, A A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antigen; Cysticercosis; Cysticercus cellulosae; ELISA; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 33646231730     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 01020935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352006000100003     Document Type: Article

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