Antigenic characterization of rat louse Polyplax spinulosa.
Number and relative molecular weights of proteins in whole body homogenates of the louse, Polyplax spinulosa were determined using SDS-PAGE. 13 protein components from the total of 28 bands were defined as Con A binding glycoproteins. In immunoblotting sera of lice infested laboratory rats of BN strain specifically recognized 3 major protein components with r.m.w. of 77,000, 105,000 and 230,000 Da and from 6 to 8 minor protein components with r.m.w. of 31,000-180,000 Da.
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Department of Parasitology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D015151:Immunoblotting; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000276:immunology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000276:immunology*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats
D000941:Antigens; D011506:Proteins