Perilymph detection by β2-transferrin immunoblotting assay. Application to the diagnosis of perilymphatic fistulae

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Delaroche, Odile ^a   Bordure, Philipe ^b   Lippert, Eric ^a   Sagniez, Marguerite ^a  

^a CHU de Nantes   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Immunoblotting; Perilymph; Perilymphatic fistula; 2 Transferrin

Indexed keywords

BETA2 TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENDOLYMPH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PERILYMPH FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029670795     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(95)06177-0     Document Type: Article

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