Immunology and immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis: An update

Clinical and Developmental Immunology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Wenbao ^a,b   Wen, Hao ^a   Li, Jun ^a,b   Lin, Renyong ^a   McManus, Donald P ^b  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DOG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84855579103     PISSN: 17402522     EISSN: 17402530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/101895     Document Type: Review

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