Comparison of thyrotropin-receptor antibodies measured by four commercially available methods with a bioassay that uses fisher rat thyroid cells

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1402-1404

  Preissner, Carol M ^a   Wolhuter, Philip J ^a   Sistrunk, John W ^a   Homburger, Henry A ^a   Morris III, John C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHO CELL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAVES DISEASE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CELL;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0041365990     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.8.1402     Document Type: Article

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