Comparative sensitivity of indirect immunofluorescence to immunoblot assay for the detection of circulating antibodies to bullous pemphigoid antigens 1 and 2

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 74-79

  Ghohestani, R ^a,b   Kanitakis, J ^a   Nicolas, J F ^a   Cozzani, E ^a   Claudy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEMPHIGOID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029899840     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb03611.x     Document Type: Article

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