Conformational variants of human alpha-fetoprotein

Tumor Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 310-317

  Karamova, E R ^a   Yazova, A K ^a   Gonssev, A I ^a   Yakimenko, E F ^a   Abelev, G I ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b Institute of Carcinogenesis   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Immunoaffinity electrochromatography; Monoclonal antibodies to fetoprotein; Fetoprotein; Fetoprotein heterogeneity Fetoprotein epitopes; Fetoprotein subfractions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TUMOR;

EID: 0031848129     PISSN: 10104283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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