Molecular forms of soluble HLA in body fluids: Potential determants of body odor cues

Genetica

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Wobst, Birgit ^a   Zavazava, Nicholas ^a   Luszyk, Dagmar ^a,b   Lange, Katrin ^a   Ussat, Sandra ^a   Eggert, Frank ^a   Ferstl, Roman ^a   Müller Ruchholtz, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ELISA; Human body fluids; Immunoblotting; Menstrual cycle; sHLA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032452495     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026487421626     Document Type: Article

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