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Immunoprophylactic studies with a 43 kDa human circulating filarial antigen and a cross reactive 120 kDaBrugia malayi sodium dodecyl sulphate soluble antigen in filariasis
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Immunological studies in Bancroftian filariasis
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Immunoprophylaxis against filarial parasite,Brugia malayi: potential of excretory-secretory antigens in inducing immunity
The role of excretory-secretory antigens in inducing immunity in the host againstBrugia malayi microfilariae and infective larvae was studied byin vitro antibody dependent cell-mediated reaction as well asin vivo
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Differential reactivity of filarial antigens with human sera from bancroftian filariasis endemic zone
The reacting pattern of circulating filarial antigen fraction-2 fromWuchereria bancrofti and soluble antigen from adultBrugia malayi with bancroftian filarial sera were analysed by immunoblotting technique and en...
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Analysis, characterization and diagnostic use of circulating filarial antigen in bancroftian filariasis
Sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of circulating filarial antigen fraction-2 isolated from plasma of microfilaraemic patients withWuchereria bancrofti infection has shown 21 bands with mo...