A new faecal antigen detection system for Strongyloides venezuelensis diagnosis in immunosuppressed rats

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 338-341

  Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia R ^a   Silva, Claudio V ^a   Ueta, Marlene T ^b   Costa Cruz, Julia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coproantigen; Diagnosis; Immunosuppression; Rats; Strongyloides venezuelensis; Strongyloidiasis

Indexed keywords

COPROANTIGEN; L3 ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; KINETICS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; STRONGYLOIDES VENEZUELENSIS;

EID: 77952994560     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.02.015     Document Type: Article

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