Indirect immunofluorescence for of anti-jejunum antibody detection in celiac disease: Comparison among different antigenic substrates

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 261-263

  Sategna Guidetti, C ^a,b   Grosso, S B ^a   Bruno, M ^a   Grosso, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies, anti endomysium; Antibodies, anti jejunum; Autoantibodies; Celiac diseases

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLOOD; CELIAC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; JEJUNUM; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BIOPSY; CELIAC DISEASE; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTESTINE, SMALL; JEJUNUM; RABBITS; RATS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032249383     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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