Improved protocol for colorimetric detection of complement-mediated cytotoxicity based on the measurement of cytoplasmic lactate dehydrogenase activity

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-180

  Sepp, Armin ^a,b   Binns, Richard M ^b   Lechler, Robert I ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complement; Cytotoxicity; Lactate dehydrogenase; Xenotransplantation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; COLORIMETRY; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030604008     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(96)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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