Pan LF-ELISA using BmR1 and BmSXP recombinant antigens for detection of lymphatic filariasis

Filaria Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Abdul Rahman, Rohana ^a   Hwen Yee, Cheah ^a   Noordin, Rahmah ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA LIBRARY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILARIASIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHURIASIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 37849011353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-6-10     Document Type: Article

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