A new avidin-biotin optical immunoassay for the detection of beta-bungarotoxin and application in diagnosis of experimental snake envenomation

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 125-136

  Dong, Le Van ^a   Selvanayagam, Z Emmanuel ^a   Gopalakrishnakone, P ^a   Khoo, Hoon Eng ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Avidin biotin optical immunoassay (AB OIA); Beta bungarotoxin; Experimental snake envenomation; Immunodiagnosis; Snake toxin detection

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BETA BUNGAROTOXIN; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM; TETRAMETHYLBENZIDINE;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; COLOR; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVENOMATION; FILM; IMMUNOASSAY; INJECTION SITE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION; SNAKE; TISSUE LEVEL; URINE;

ANIMALS; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; BUNGAROTOXINS; IMMUNOASSAY; MICE; RABBITS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SNAKE BITES;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BUNGARUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036470007     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(01)00527-0     Document Type: Article

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