Analysis of hepatitis B virus-immunoglobulin isotype complexes by a novel immuno-capture polymerase chain reaction method

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-396

  Zhou, Y L ^a   Wang, S Y ^a   Zhang, J Y ^a   Peng, X X ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037385260     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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