Metallothionein quantitation in biological materials by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a commercial monoclonal antibody

Trace Elements and Electrocytes

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 177-182

  Hirauchi, T ^a   Okabe, M ^a,b   Nagashima, T ^a   Niioka, T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Commercial antibody; Immunoassay; Metallothionein; Standardization

Indexed keywords

METALLOTHIONEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER CYTOSOL; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0032857084     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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