Monoclonal antibodies identify two neutralization-sensitive epitopes in Besnoitia besnoiti endocytes

Parasitology Research

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-253

  Njagi, O N ^a   Entzeroth, R ^b   Nyaga, P N ^c   Musoke, A J ^d  

^a Ctrl Vet Research Laboratories   (Kenya)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BESNOITIA BESNOITI; EPITOPE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN FUNCTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELL GRANULE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SOLID STATE; VACCINE PRODUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCCIDIOSIS; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SARCOCYSTIDAE; VERO CELLS;

BESNOITIA; BESNOITIA BESNOITI;

EID: 8744257519     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1210-9     Document Type: Article

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