High resolution autoantibody detection by optimized protein G-horseradish peroxidase immunostaining in a Western blotting assay

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-121

  Hu, G R ^a   Harrop, Pauliene ^b   Warlow, Robert S ^b   Gacis, Mary Lou ^b   Walls, Ronald S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

autoantibody; brain antigen; electrophoresis; immunostaining; protein G; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BRAIN ANTIGEN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTEIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOANTIBODIES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; BUFFERS; DETERGENTS; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

EID: 0031588922     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(96)00235-9     Document Type: Article

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