Detection of serum interferon-α by dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluoroimmunoassay

APMIS

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Ronnblom L E ^a,b   Perers, A ^c   Svensson Vallin, H ^c   Eriksson, I ^d   Osterlind A ^a   Cederblad, B ^c   Alm, G ^c  

^a Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Imunoassay; Interferon ; Viral infections

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030762878     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb05050.x     Document Type: Article

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