Detection of IgG1 and IgG4 subtypes reactive against potato apyrase in schistosomiasis patients

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 370-373

  de Faria Pinto, Priscila ^a,b   Mendes, Rita Gabriela Pedrosa Ribeiro ^a   de Carvalho Campos, Cristiane ^a   Maia, Ana Carolina Ribeiro Gomes ^a   Oliveira, Áureo Almeida ^b   Coelho, Paulo Marcos Zech ^b,c   Vasconcelos, Eveline Gomes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte (SCBH)   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ATP diphosphohydrolase; Potato apyrase; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77955488720     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000400004     Document Type: Article

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