Analysis of complement-bound hepatitis B Virus complexes by an immuno-capture polymerase chain reaction method

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-116

  Wang, S Y ^a   Liu, R ^a   Zhang, J Y ^a,b   Lian, Q Z ^a   Peng, X X ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; COMPLEMENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT FACTOR B; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0038346598     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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