A method for titration of inhibiting antibodies to bacterial immunoglobulin A1 proteases in human serum and secretions

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-48

  Reinholdt, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ELISA; enzyme immunoinhibition; human serum; IgA protease; secretion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A PROTEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MALE; NEISSERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SERUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029897037     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(95)00286-3     Document Type: Article

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