Characterization of a Toxocara canis species-specific excretory-secretory antigen(TcES-57) and development of a double sandwich ELISA for diagnosis of visceral larva migrans |
Iddawela, R.D.
(Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya)
Rajapakse, R.P.V.J. (Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya) Perera, N.A.N.D. (Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya) Agatsuma, Takeshi (Department of Environmental Health Science, Kochi Medical School) |
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