Quantitative estimation of dystrophin protein: A sensitive and convenient "two-antibody sandwich" ELISA

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Ishikawa, Yukitoshi ^a   Ishikawa, Yuka ^a   Minami, Ryoji ^a  

^a National Yakumo Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; ELISA

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DYSTROPHIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030226133     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.180.57     Document Type: Article

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