Identification of ovarian antibodies by immunofluorescence, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or immunoblotting in premature ovarian failure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2617-2622

  Wheatcroft, N J ^a   Salt, C ^b   Milford Ward, A ^b   Cooke, I D ^c   Weetman, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Immunoblotting; Immunofluorescence; Ovarian antibodies; Ovarian failure

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 0031435559     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2617     Document Type: Article

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