Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) of normal washed peripheral blood cells to demonstrate antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 774-777

  Paspaliaris, B ^a   Pamio, M ^b   Savige, J ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Autoantibodies; Indirect immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

MYELOBLASTIN; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MYELOBLASTIN; NEUTROPHILS; PEROXIDASE; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0033774611     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.10.774     Document Type: Article

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