Simultaneous quantitation of diphtheria and tetanus antibodies by double antigen, time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-183

  Aggerbeck, Henrik ^a   Nørgaard Pedersen, Bent ^a   Heron, Iver ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibody; Delayed time resolved fluorescence immunoassay; Diphtheria; IgG; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODY; DIPHTHERIA TOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TETANUS ANTIBODY; TETANUS TOXIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029993733     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(95)00270-7     Document Type: Article

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