A global standard for anti-D immunoglobulin: International collaborative study to evaluate a candidate preparation

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-321

  Thorpe, S J ^a   Sands, D ^a   Fox, B ^a   Behr Gross, M E ^b   Schaffner G ^c   Yu, M W ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines   (France)

^c PAUL EHRLICH INSTITUT   (Germany)

^d CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti D immunoglobulin; Global standardization; Potency

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; EUROPE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHO(D) IMMUNE GLOBULIN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0346243934     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0042-9007.2003.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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