Opisthorchis viverrini: Identification of a glycine-tyrosine rich eggshell protein and its potential as a diagnostic tool for human opisthorchiasis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1329-1339

  Ruangsittichai, Jiraporn ^a   Viyanant, Vithoon ^b   Vichasri Grams, Suksiri ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^a   Tesana, Smarn ^c   Upatham, Edward Suchart ^d   Hofmann, Annemarie ^e   Korge, Günter ^e   Grams, Rudi ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eggshell protein; Expression; Localization; Molecular cloning; Opisthorchis viverrini; Serodiagnosis; Trematode

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA; TYROSINE;

DNA; EGGSHELL; GENE EXPRESSION; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EGG SHELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; HAMSTER; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARASITE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE SECTION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, HELMINTH; EGG PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISHES; GENE LIBRARY; GLYCINE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; RABBITS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TYROSINE;

CRICETINAE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMA MEKONGI; TREMATODA;

EID: 33749238660     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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