Search for dissertations about: "hemocyanin"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word hemocyanin.
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1. Serodiagnostics of schistosomiasis using keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) as antigen
Abstract : The diagnostics of invasive helminth infections is often indirect and based on antibody detection in serum specimens from infected individuals. This is the case in schistosomiasis (bilharzia) where no excreted eggs can be found in light, often asymptomatic, infection. READ MORE
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2. IgG3 Complements IgM in the Complement-Mediated Regulation of Immune Responses
Abstract : An intact complement system is essential for the initiation of a normal antibody response. Antibodies can regulate their own production against the antigens that they are specific for. Both IgG3 and IgM are able to enhance the antibody response via complement. READ MORE
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3. Single-particle cryo-electron microscopy of macromolecular assemblies
Abstract : In this thesis, single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) was used to study the structure of three macromolecular assemblies: the two hemocyanin isoforms from Rapana thomasiana, the Pyrococcus furiosus chaperonin, and the ribosome from Escherichia coli. Hemocyanins are large respiratory proteins in arthropods and molluscs. READ MORE
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4. Vibro cholerae O139 : identification, characterization and vaccine strategies
Abstract : Cholera is an acute dehydrating diarrheal disease, and epidemics as well as pandemics of cholera are a major health problem in developing countries and cause many deaths each year, especially in children. Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae serogroup, 01 and since 1992 also by serogroup 0139. The emergence of V. READ MORE