Comparative analysis of methods for collection and measurement of immunoglobulins in cervical and vaginal secretions of women

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-161

  Quesnel, Anne ^a   Cu Uvin, Susan ^b   Murphy, Deirdre ^b   Ashley, Rhoda L ^c   Flanigan, Timothy ^b   Neutra, Marian R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical vaginal lavage; female mucosal secretion; secretory immunoglobulin; Sno strip; wick

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX MUCOSA; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; VAGINA;

EID: 0031588951     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00003-3     Document Type: Article

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