Detection of IgM to hepatitis B core antigen in a reductant containing, chemiluminescence assay

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 230, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 29-35

  Cheng, Yu ^a   Dubovoy, Natalie ^a   Hayes Rogers, Mary E ^a   Stewart, James ^a   Shah, Dinesh ^a  

^a ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

IgM; PRISM; Reductant; RSF

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISM;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; CYSTEINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032731519     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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