Enzyme-immunoassay for the determination of metallothionein in human urine: Application to environmental monitoring

Biomarkers

Volumn 9, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 331-340

  Swierzcek, Sabina ^a,b   Abuknesha, Ramadan A ^b   Chivers, Ian ^b   Baranovska, Irena ^a   Cunningham, Phillip ^b   Price, Robert G ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Children; Enzyme immunoassay; Heavy metals; Metallothioneins

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTISERUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION; URINALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BOVINAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 11944260178     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500400018281     Document Type: Article

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