Comparative evaluation of a simple indirect immunofluorescence test and mouse neutralization test for assaying rabies antibodies

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 309-312

  Madhusudana, S N ^a   Shamsundar, Ranjani ^a   Saraswati, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RABIES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; MICE; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RABIES VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035411738     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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