Analysis of cyanobacterial toxins by immunological methods

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-112

  Metcalf, J S ^a   Codd, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOGINOSIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NEUROTOXIN; NODULARIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYMER; SAXITOXIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BACTERIAL CELL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REVIEW; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOBACTERIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0037328127     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx0200562     Document Type: Review

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