Production of a monoclonal antibody against the 128 kDa (CagA) protein of Helicobacter pylori

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-169

  Stephens, J C ^a   Larkins, A ^a   James, R F L ^a   Rathbone, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CagA protein; Capture; ELISA; Helicobacter pylori; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINONYX; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS; HELICOBACTER CANIS; HELICOBACTER MURIDARUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HELICOBACTER SP.; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0029931984     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(95)00265-0     Document Type: Article

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