Generation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-128

  Sastry, K S R ^a,b   Tuteja, U ^a   Batra, H V ^a  

^a Division of Microbiology   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; CLONING; DIAGNOSIS; IMMUNIZATION; PROTEINS;

PROTECTIVE ANTIGENS;

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CROSS REACTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIPER VENOMS;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037315456     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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