Neurocysticercosis: Relationship between the developmental stage of metacestode present and the titre of specific IgG in the cerebrospinal fluid

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 569-579

  Lopez, J A ^a   Garcia, E ^b   Cortes, I M ^a   Sotelo, J ^b   Tato, P ^c   Molinari, J L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 4544281916     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349804225021424     Document Type: Article

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