An improved method for detection of Leishmania amastigotes by an antibody probe against the small subunit of leishmanial ribonucleotide reductase

Parasitology Research

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-245

  Chang, Shu Ching ^a   Kuzmenok, Oleg ^a   Chiang, Su Chi ^a   Sho, Tone Lee ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ACCURACY; AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; LEISHMANIA; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RIBONUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE;

EID: 5644271573     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1184-7     Document Type: Article

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