A sensitive and reproducible method for the detection of oligoclonal IgM bands

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 258, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 151-155

  Villar, L M ^a   Gonzalez Porque P ^a   Masjuan J ^a   Alvarez Cermeno J C ^a   Bootello, A ^a   Keir, G ^b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CSF; Isoelectrofocusing; Oligoclonal IgM

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMPHOLYTE; DITHIOTHREITOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERUM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035545751     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(01)00492-6     Document Type: Article

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