Evaluation of Lower Molecular Mass (20-24 KDa) Taenia Solium Cysticercus Antigen Fraction by ELISA and Dot Blot for the Serodiagnosis of Neurocysticercosis in Children

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Journal Parasitol Res

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2008 Mar 7

PMID 18322701

Citations 10

Authors

Jharna Mandal

Pratibha D Singhi

Niranjan Khandelwal

Nancy Malla

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