ELISA for detection of antibody to the E2 protein of GB virus C

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Gutierrez, Robin A ^a   Dawson, George J ^a   Mushahwar, Isa K ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti GBV C E2; ELISA; GBV C; GBV C E2 protein

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BLOOD DONORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; MAMMALIA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031442306     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00140-7     Document Type: Article

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