Sensitive human thyrotropin immunoradiometric assay set up by the identification and minimization of nonspecific bindings

Journal of Immunoassay

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-265

  Peroni, Cibele N ^a   Ribela, Maria Teresa C P ^a   Bartolini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Human thyrotropin; Immunoradiometric assay; Magnetic solid phase; Nonspecific binding; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; IODINE 125; MILK PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 0030755614     PISSN: 01971522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01971529708005818     Document Type: Article

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