Detection of human glandular kallikrein, hK2, as its precursor form and in complex with protease inhibitors in prostate carcinoma serum

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-411

  Grauer, Lana S ^a   Finlay, Judith A ^a   Mikolajczyk, Stephen D ^a   Pusateri, Kellie D ^a   Wolfert, Robert L ^a  

^a Hybritech Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer diagnostic; Monoclonal antibody; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TISSUE KALLIKREIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; KALLIKREINS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031658445     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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