Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis detects prostate-specific antigen- α1-antichymotrypsin complex in serum but not in prostatic fluid

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 352-359

  Qian, Y ^a   Sensibar, Julia A ^a   Zelner, David J ^a   Schaeffer, Anthony J ^a   Finlay, Judith A ^b   Rittenhouse, Harry G ^b   Lee, Chung ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cancer Research Program   (United States)

Author keywords

complex formation inhibitors; electrophoresis; polyacrylamide gel; prostatic cancer; Western blot; zinc

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN A; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; ZINC;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEX FORMATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROSTATE FLUID; SEMINAL PLASMA; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031033572     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.2.352     Document Type: Article

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