Abstract
Different enzymes of Schistosoma mansoni are recognized by IgG antibodies present in the sera of infected human patients. The antigenicity of these enzymes suggests their possible use in immunodiagnostic assays that would take advantage of their activities.
Antigenic enzymes of Schistosoma mansoni: possible use for immunodiagnosis
Italo M. Cesari1
Flor H. Pujol1
Margarita Rodríguez1
Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya2
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Caracas, Venezuela
Universidad Central de Venezuela, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Caracas, Venezuela
Different enzymes of Schistosoma mansoni are recognized by IgG antibodies present in the sera of infected human patients. The antigenicity of these enzymes suggests their possible use in immunodiagnostic assays that would take advantage of their activities.
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26 June 2009 -
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1987
