The use of Tween 20 in immunoblotting assays for the detection of autoantibodies in connective tissue diseases

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 239, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Zampieri, Sandra ^a   Ghirardello, Anna ^a   Doria, Andrea ^a   Tonello, Marta ^a   Bendo, Raffaele ^b   Rossini, Katia ^c   Gambari, Pier Franca ^a  

^a Cattedra e Divisione di Reumatologia   (Italy)

^b U   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti cytoplasmic antibody; Anti nuclear antibody; Connective tissue diseases; Immunoblotting; Tween 20

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DETERGENT; POLYSORBATE 20; SPHINGOLIPID ACTIVATOR PROTEIN 2; TRITON X 100;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TECHNIQUE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYSORBATES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034716952     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(00)00168-X     Document Type: Article

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