Distinction of human hookworm larvae based on lectin-binding characteristics.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3024.1992.tb00464.x

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Distinction of human hookworm larvae based on lectin-binding characteristics.

Parasite immunology - 1 Mar 1992

Kumar S, Pritchard D I

Abstract excerpt

A comparative study of lectin binding to ensheathed (EnL3) and exsheathed (ExL3) L3 larvae of Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale and Ancylostoma ceylanicum revealed a number of differences between these hookworm species. These differences could provide a novel approach to distinguish infec...

Topics

Ancylostoma
Animals
Antigens, Helminth
Hookworm Infections
Humans
Larva
Lectins
Necator
Phenotype

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