Specificity enhancement of polyclonal antisera by the induction of tolerance to unwanted cross-reacting determinants

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-95

  Baxter, G A ^a   Elliott, C T ^a   Crooks, S R H ^a   McCaughey, W J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisera; immunoassay; specificity; steroids; tolerance

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030459250     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540109609354907     Document Type: Article

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