Crude antigens of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica using ELISA test: A comparative study

Tehran University Medical Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1-5

  Moazeni, M ^a   Gaur, S N S ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antigen; Cross reaction; ELISA; Fasciola hepatica; Fascioln gigantica

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; SHEEP;

EID: 77955680960     PISSN: 16831764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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