Mannose-binding lectin: Comparison of two assays for the quantification of MBL in the serum of pediatric patients

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 276, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Förster Waldl, Elisabeth ^a   Cokoja, Lejla ^a   Förster, Othmar ^a   Maurer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Mannose binding lectin; Mannose binding protein; MBL ELISA; Monoclonal MBL specific antibody; Nephelometry

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNOSE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEPHELOMETRY; PATIENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0242585353     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(03)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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