Counterimmunoelectrophoresis with serum prediffusion: An improved method for the detection and identification of antibodies against extractable nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-98

  Walravens, M J F ^a,b   Vanherrewegen, H ^a   Lacquet, F ^a   Godefridis, G ^a   Korevits, G ^a   Stevens, E ^a   Marien, G ^a   Molenberghs, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

antinuclear antibody; autoantibody; autoantigen; counterimmunoelectrophoresis; extractable nuclear antigen antibody; immunodiffusion

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNODIFFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOANTIGENS; BLOOD; COUNTERIMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; RABBITS;

EID: 0031025590     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00200-1     Document Type: Article

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