Chronic Phase Lipids in Sera of Several Chronic Diseases Reacting with MAB-CTX (Antibody to Ciguatoxin)

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-554

  Hokama, Yoshitsugi ^a   Whang, C ^a   Chun, K F ^a   Suma, C ^a   Higa, N ^a   Or, B F W ^a   Cocchetto, A ^b   Kansky, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b National CFIDS (NCF) Foundations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic ciguatera fish poisoning; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Chronic phase lipids; Ciguatera; Hepatitis B; Membrane immunobead assay (MIA)

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHRONIC PHASE LIPID; CIGUATOXIN; INTERFERON; LIPID; METHANOL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY TITER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTOXICATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE IMMUNOBEAD ASSAY; SERUM;

CIGUATERA;

EID: 0348014607     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-120026913     Document Type: Conference Paper

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