Free and bound biotin molecules in helminths: A source of artifacts for avidin biotin-based immunoassays

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 617-622

  Romaris F ^a   Iglesias, R ^a   Garcia L O ^a   Leiro, J ^a   Santamarina, M T ^a   Paniagua, E ^a   Ubeira, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CESTODE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTHIASIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELMINTHS; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029815009     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050174     Document Type: Article

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