Comparison of the polyethylene glycol antiglobulin test and the use of enzymes in antibody detection and identification

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 487-489

  Reisner, R ^a   Butler, G ^a   Bundy, K ^a   Moore, S B ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AUTOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; MACROGOL; PAPAIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOMBS TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0030057291     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36696269504.x     Document Type: Article

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