Covalent binding of proteins to grafted plastic surfaces suitable for immunoassays. II. Picograms of IgE detected in BAL fluid in sarcoidosis

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-49

  Larsson, Per H ^a,b   Eklund, Anders ^a   Johansson, S G O ^a   Larsson, Kjell ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Covalent; Crotonic acid; ELISA; Grafting; IgE; Sarcoidosis; Solid phase

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLASTIC;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTICS; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; SARCOIDOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031573538     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00173-7     Document Type: Article

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