Improvement of immunoglobulin M capture immunoassay specificity: Toxoplasma antibody detection method as a model

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 270-273

  Tuuminen, Tamara ^a   Seppänen, Helena ^a   Pitkänen, Eeva Marja ^a   Palomäki, Pekka ^a   Käpyaho, Kirsti ^a  

^a Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONJUGATE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0344197562     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.270-273.1999     Document Type: Article

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