Development of a fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation test (FAVN test) for the quantitation of rabies-neutralising antibody

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-87

  Cliquet, F ^a   Aubert, M ^a   Sagne L ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

FAVN test; Rabies neutralising antibody detection

Indexed keywords

RABIES IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; SERUM; VACCINATION; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DOGS; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 0032029478     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00212-3     Document Type: Article

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