Characterization of monoclonal antibodies recognizing α and β subunits of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 127-135

  Tayapiwatana, Chatchal ^a   Poonpipat, Piyachat ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY STRUCTURE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HYBRIDOMA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ASCITES; BIOTINYLATION; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032425471     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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