Comparative sensitivity of immunoassays for haptens using monomeric and dimeric antibody fragments

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 340-345

  Grant, Steven D ^a   Porter, Andrew J ^a   Harris, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti haptens; Antibody fragments; Immunoassays; Single chain antibodies; Triazines

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ATRAZINE; HAPTEN; HAPTEN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMERIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STANDARD;

ATRAZINE; DIMERIZATION; HAPTENS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FRAGMENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032955915     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9808574     Document Type: Article

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