Normal Value of Immunoglobulins IgA, IgG, and IgM in Iranian Healthy Adults, Measured by Nephelometry

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-367

  Kardar, G A ^a   Shams, S H ^b   Pourpak, Z ^a   Moin, M ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulins; Iranian; Nephelometry; Normal values

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRAN; MALE; NEPHELOMETRY; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0345599874     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/IAS-120025774     Document Type: Article

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