International collaborative study by in vitro bioassays and immunoassays of the first international standard for inhibin, human recombinant

Biologicals

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Rose, M P ^a   Gaines Das, R E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STABILITY; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 0029923055     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/biol.1996.0001     Document Type: Article

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