Lymphatic filariasis-specific immune responses in relation to lymphoedema grade and infection status. II. Humoral responses
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 96 (4) , 453-458
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90392-5
Abstract
The filarial-specific humoral responses (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4 and IgE) to a Brugia pahangi antigen was assessed in 9 groups of adult individuals frKeywords
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