Further characterization of antibody and antigen in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-309

  Newman, Peter M ^a   Chong, Beng H ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibody affinity; Antibody epitope; ELISA; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Platelet factor 4

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; POLYSTYRENE; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

AGED; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BLOOD PLATELETS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPES; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PLATELET FACTOR 4; SEPHAROSE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032728857     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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