Characterization of anti-human interleukin-18 (IL-18)/interferon-γ- inducing factor (IGIG) monoclonal antibodies and their application in the measurement of human IL-18 by ELISA

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 107-113

  Taniguchi, Mutsuko ^a   Nagaoka, Katsue ^a   Kunikata, Toshio ^a   Kayano, Tohru ^a   Yamauchi, Hiroshi ^a   Nakamura, Shuji ^a   Ikeda, Masao ^a   Orita, Kunzo ^a   Kurimoto, Masashi ^a  

^a HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokine; ELISA; IGIF; IL 18; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON INDUCING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL LINE; CROSS REACTIONS; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-18; LEUKEMIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030869609     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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