A novel method for the production of antibodies against ACTH: Their characterization and use in epitope mapping

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 200, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 161-172

  Kertesz, Gilles ^a   Bourcier, Béatrice ^a   Barrande, Christophe ^a   Gregoire, Claude ^b   Cailla, Hélène ^a   Jean, Frédéric ^a  

^a Immunotech   (France)

^b CENTRE D IMMUNOLOGIE DE MARSEILLE LUMINY   (France)

Author keywords

ACTH; epitope mapping; immunoradiometric assay; monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMMUNOASSAY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031013084     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00205-0     Document Type: Article

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