Specificity of immunoblotting analyses in eosinophilic meningitis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 570-572

  Sawanyawisuth, Kanlayanee ^a   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Khotsri, Piyarat ^a   Kanpittaya, Jaturat ^a   Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Maleewong, Wanchai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Eosinophilic meningitis; Gnathostoma spinigerum; Immunoblotting; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; GNATHOSTOMA SPINIGERUM;

EID: 80052708706     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000500009     Document Type: Article

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